... behavior of market participants in the various segments ofthe foreign exchangemarket. In this paper, we have isolated the impact of knee-jerktrading on the volatility of returns around the time of ... and Taylor (2004) in their high-frequency study of the exchange rate effects of ECB interestrate announcements, suggest-ing that they are robust.18An interesting extension of our results would ... Surprise Measures The table contains interestrate decisions ofthe MPC for the period June 1997–October 2007. “Bloomberg Expectation” refers to the interestrate change predicted by the median expectation...
... ofthe mortgages. The proceeds ofthe sales ofthe notes can be used to pay ofthe CDs and reduce the duration gap. Alternatively the thrift can buy a swap and take the fixed payment side of ... changes in interest rates requires the ability to forecast interest rates better than the rest ofthe market (Schaffer, 1991). The challenge for banks is thus not only to forecast interest rate risk, ... floating rate, positive cash flows are generated by the particular in-terest rate derivative when theinterest rates rise. If the hedge is perfect, then the losses in the cash market will be offset...
... of the present value is, again, the long-term interest rate. The lower the level of long-term interest rates, the higher the impact of a change in the long-term rate on the underlying value of ... 200021 The price of stocks is also highly sensitive to interest rates. The share price is usually defined as the present value ofthe future stream of dividends. The discount rate used in the computation ... than the same sector in the other countries.3.2 Recent evidence on the reference maturity and the effective interest rate This section briefly outlines thedeterminantsofthe effective interest...
... at the time ofthe conclusion ofthe contract (the short leg), and a reverse exchange ofthe same two currencies at a date further in the future at a rate (generally different from therate ... Interest rate cap OTC option that pays the difference between a floating interestrate and the cap rate. Interest rate floor OTC option that pays the difference between the floor rate and ... floating interest rate. Interest rate collar Combination of cap and floor. Interest rate corridor 1) A combination of two caps, one purchased by a borrower at a set strike and the other...
... reflect the higher interestrate sensitivity of longer-dated swap transactions. One measure oftheinterestrate sensitivity of a swap is the “dollar value of a basis point” or DV01. The DV01 ... 8 The fixed and floating rates are usually set at the inception ofthe trade such that the net present value ofthe swap is zero. Page11 of 21to the level ofthe global parent.22 ... alternative means of acquiring long-term interestrate exposure. At the short end ofthe curve, trading is much more active on-exchange, with the exception ofthe euro OIS market. The absence of a liquid...
... is the implementation of fixed exchange rates (e.g., Malaysia after the Asian crisis). The scope for a successful interestrate defense” of a fixed exchange rate depends on the extent ofthe ... states that when the domestic interestrate is less than the foreign interestratethe domestic currency is expected to appreciate by an amount approximately equal to theinterestrate differential. ... significant depreciation up to the end ofthe sample. This was accompanied by increasing interest rates in several cases, perhaps in pursuit of an interestrate defense” ofthe local currency (e.g.,...
... to be added. Interest rate setting by universal banks and the transmission mechanism in the euro area21. Introduction The level ofinterest rates is one ofthe main determinantsof savings and ... (2001). Interest rate setting by universal banks and the transmission mechanism in the euro area4 interest rates. The weight of market rates in the equilibrium target of retail bank rates, which ... rate volatility decreases the speed of adjustment in amajority of cases. By contrast, the volatility ofthe bond rate is associated with a speed-up of the adjustment of long term corporate rates...
... necessarily represent the official stance ofthe BOJ. II. Conduct of Zero InterestRate PolicyIn the following, we review the characteristics ofthe zero interestrate policy pursuedby the BOJ from ... in the case of an experiment to discover whether long-term interest rates are controllable, significant factors on the effectiveness ofthe operationinclude not only the question of whether the ... a decline in the risk-taking capacity of banks resulting from the erosion of their capital due to nonperforming assets; (2) the lack of profitable projects; and (3) the inability of many firms...
... all the bank and market interestrate series used. The IPS test on the null hypothesis of a unit root cannot be rejected at the 5% significance level for either the bank rates or the market rates, ... bank interest rates are lower and that the pass-through of market rates is stronger, the heavier competition is. We find evidence ofthe latter in our error correction model of bank interest rates. ... prices, such as wage rates, deposit rates (as price of funding) and the price of other expenses (proxied as the ratio of other expenses to fixed assets). The third group consists of (K-K1-K2)...
... strands ofthe literature ofthebanksinterestrate risk (SeeStaikouras (2003) and Staikouras (2006) for a survey). The first one is about the deter-minants ofthebanks exposure to interestrate ... investigate thedeterminantsofthebanks exposure to interestrate risk. Theyfind that the belonging to certain banking groups, thebanks size, their earnings andbalance composition, and thebanks ... on the exposure to interestrate risk. Above, we investigated the system-10in the systematic component ofthe exposure to interestrate risk μ(t) or whether the com-position ofbanks in the...
... and x, the solution ofthe third-order equation, liesinside the roots of P , then ∆L<0 and opacity dominates. The study of ∆L consists then in checking whether or not the roots ofthe third-order ... sameas when the central bank announces its expected future interest rate, the yield curve no longer matches the central bank forecast of the interestrate path. The resulting inflation rate in period ... assuming that the weight on the output gap iszero and that the target inflation rate is also nil. Since therate of time preference is zero, the loss function is, therefore, evaluated as the unconditional...
... based upon their views on the direction ofinterest rates.What are interestrate options? Interest Rate Options are options on the spotyield of U.S. Treasury securities. Available tomeet the investor’s ... estimate of the yield ofthe underlying instruments atexpiration ofthe options; or, in other words, the market’s best estimate ofthe exercise-settlement value at expiration, that is, off the forward ... for the option position tobecome profitable.In the following examples, we present a variety of possible option strategies for different interest rate forecasts. These are only a few of the strategies...