In the light of the recent financial crisis, the ECB has announced a slight shift in the reading of its monetary policy strategy and acknowledges that the case for a “leaning against the wind” strategy has strengthened. This implies that now, more than ever, the ECB is willing to dampen...

In the light of the recent financial crisis, the ECB has announced a slight shift in the reading of its monetary policy strategy and acknowledges that the case for a 'leaning against the wind' strategy has strengthened. This implies that now, more than ever, the ECB is willing to dampen asset...

Using unique supervisory survey data on the impact of a hypothetical interest rate shock on German banks, we analyse price and quantity effects on banks' net interest margin components under different balance sheet assumptions. In the first year, the cross-sectional variation of banks' simulated...

This paper examines if US monetary policy responds to asset prices. Using real-time data we estimate a Taylor-type rule with an asset price variable. This variable refers to real estate prices, considering that those exhibit an important share in households' asset portfolio. Moreover, especially...

Die Federal Reserve ist laut dem Federal Reserve Act unter anderem dazu verpflichtet, stabile Preise zu gewährleisten. Das Erreichen dieses geldpolitischen Ziels wird offiziell auf Ebene der Verbraucherpreise angesiedelt. Darüber hinaus bekräftigt die FED, dass kein explizites Asset Price...