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Outlook for Interest Rates and Japanese Banks’ Risk Exposures under Abenomics
Arslanalp, Serkan; Lam, Raphael W. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
This paper examines how Japan’s long-term interest rates and Japanese banks’ interest rate risk exposures may evolve … yields in Japan are determined to a large extent by growth and inflation outlook, fiscal conditions, demography, and the … increased purchases by the Bank of Japan. At the same time, illustrative scenarios suggest the interest rate risk exposure of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142198
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Economic Growth and Integration in Central America
Schipke, Alfred; Desruelle, Dominique - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007
How to entrench hard-won gains, increase resilience to shocks, and improve growth performance to reduce poverty? As Central America moves forward in regaining macroeconomic stability, these are the challenges. This study analyzes Central America’s real, fiscal, monetary, and financial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005590924
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Unconventional Monetary Policy and Long-Term Interest Rates
Wu, Tao - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
This paper examines the transmission mechanism through which unconventional monetary policy affects long-term interest rates. I construct a real-time measure summarizing market projections of the magnitude and duration of the Federal Reserve's Large Scale Asset Purchases (LSAP) program, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959464
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Global Monetary Tightening: Emerging Markets Debt Dynamics and Fiscal Crises
Escolano, Julio; Kolerus, Christina; Ngouana, Constant … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
This paper finds that tightening global financial conditions can worsen emerging economies’ public debt dynamics through an increasing interest rate-growth differential, particularly if coupled with high global risk aversion. Latin America and emerging Europe are the regions most likely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142034
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Safe-Haven Korea? - Spillover Effects from UMPs
Ree, Jack; Choi, Seoeun - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2014
States and the quantitative and qualitative easing (QQME) of Japan. Korea is an intriguing case due to its borderline … position between advanced and emerging market country groups, and the common perception that Korea competes fiercely with Japan …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142093
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Asia Bond Monitor: November 2013 Issue
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
This publication reviews recent developments in East Asian local currency bond markets along with the outlook, risks, and policy options. It covers the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus the People’s Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; and the Republic of Korea.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010890159
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The Limits of Fiscal, Monetary, and Trade Policies:International Comparisons and Solutions
Leightner, Jonathan E - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
Sixteen countries across the world ¡ª including the United States and many European nations ¡ª have fallen into economic crises since the late 1990s. In <em>The Limits of Fiscal, Monetary, and Trade Policies: International Comparisons and Solutions</em>, Jonathan E Leightner convincingly argues that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011010979
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Quantitative easing: A rationale and some evidence from Japan
Wieland, Volker - Center for Financial Studies - 2009
of recent announcements regarding direct asset purchases by the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the U.S. Federal … Reserve and the European Central Bank. Empirical evidence from the previous period of quantitative easing in Japan between … 2001 and 2006 is presented. During this earlier period the Bank of Japan was able to expand the monetary base very quickly …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010958535
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Bangladesh; Financial System Stability Assessment
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
This paper reports on Bangladesh’s Financial System Stability Assessment. Considerable progress has been made in strengthening the resilience of the country's financial sector. Total assets of the banking sector have increased twofold since 2003, and credit to the private sector has risen...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245298
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Seychelles; Sixth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Request for an Extension of the Arrangement and Augmentation of Access—Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Press Release o...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
Resilient growth is observed in 2012 in Seychelles. Weakness in tourism has been offset by increases from less-traditional markets. The current account and adjustments has administered prices in the second half of 2011, and a cycle of depreciation and inflation ensued. The fiscal accounts...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244021