The role of the banking industry in export promotion cannot be over-emphasized as banks provide the necessary financial support for borrowers in various industries to undertake investment activities. With the help of an industry-level dataset on bilateral trade flows between various countries, I...

The negative interest rate policy (NIRP) has been in place in the euro area since June 2014. While the NIRP can provide additional monetary accommodation in the situation where the neutral rate of interest is most likely negative, there are also unintended consequences for banks’ profitability...

On 16th November 2009, SUERF, CEPS and the Belgian Financial Forum coorganized a conference "Crisis management at cross-roads" in Brussels. All papers in the present volume are based on contributions at the conference and the SUERF Annual Lecture which followed the event.

We explore the impact of low and negative monetary policy rates in core world economies on bank lending in four small open economies-Canada, Chile, the Czech Republic and Norway- using confidential bank-level data. Our results show that the impact on lending in these small open economies depends...

We explore the impact of low and negative monetary policy rates in core world economies on bank lending in four small open economies - Canada, Chile, the Czech Republic and Norway - using confidential bank-level data. Our results show that the impact on lending in these small open economies...

We conduct an empirical analysis of the Federal Reserve's large-scale asset purchases (LSAPs) on MBS yields and mortgage rates. The Federal Reserve's accumulation of MBS and Treasury securities lowered MBS yields and mortgage rates by more than what would have been suggested by changes in market...

In this paper, we demonstrate how monetary policy implementation that relies on intervention in financial markets can significantly affect those markets, with potential implications for financial stability. Specifically, we examine the experience with the Federal Reserve's newest policy tool,...

We present a simple neoclassical model to explore how an aggregate bank-capital requirement can be used as a macroeconomic policy tool and how this additional tool interacts with monetary policy. Aggregate bank-capital requirements should be adjusted when the economy is hit by cost-push shocks...

The short-term Danish interbank market before, during and after the financial crisis The paper studies the microstructure of the short-term uncollateralised Danish interbank market before, during and after the financial crisis. The financial crisis in 2008 was followed by a slowdown in trading...

The study investigates the relationship between monetary policy and bank profitability in New Zealand using the generalized method of moments (GMM) estimator. Our sample comprises 19 banks from New Zealand over the period 2006-2018. Our results suggest that an increase in short-term rate leads...