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Measuring the effects of unconventional monetary policy on asset prices
On 16 December 2008 the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) lowered the federal funds rate—its traditional monetary policy instrument—to essentially zero in response to the most severe U.S. financial crisis since the Great Depression. Because U.S. currency carries an interest ...
Interest rate policies banking and the macroeconomy
The debate over the effectiveness of monetary policy often centers around the benefits of low interest rates as a stimulus for the real economy. The idea is that low interest rates encourage spending either in the form of consumption or investment and this promotes employment and production. The ...
Dinámica de tasas de interés de mercado en tiempos de turbulencia financiera
La importante baja de la tasa de política monetaria (TPM) durante el año 2009 ha compensado el alza de las tasas de colocación causada por la mayor incertidumbre nacional e internacional. Este artículo concluye lo anterior al examinar la evolución de las tasas de interés de colocación de consumo y ...
International aspects of the zero lower bound constraint
Large negative aggregate demand shocks can drive down an economy’s equilibrium real interest rate and if the central bank is committed to stabilizing inflation monetary policy may be hampered by the zero lower bound on nominal interest rates –the economy may be in a 'liquidity trap.' The policy dilemma ...
Estimación de la estructura de tasas nominales de Chile: aplicación del modelo dinámico nelson-siegel
En este artículo se propone una versión discreta y dinámica del modelo de Nelson y Siegel para la estimación de la estructura de tasas de interés, la que se obtiene asumiendo como válida la Hipótesis de Expectativas en Logaritmo, además de una modelación explícita para la dinámica de los factores del ...
Análisis de microdatos de las tasas de interés comerciales por sector económico
Esta nota presenta un análisis de la tasa de interés comercial cobrada por los bancos en Chile, describiendo su nivel y dispersión para los distintos sectores económicos. Se caracterizan los créditos de las empresas y su principal producto financiero: los créditos en cuotas pactados en pesos. Los ...
Forward guidance in hte yield curve: short rates versis bond supply
Since late 2008 when short-term interest rates reached their zero lower bound central banks have been conducting monetary policy through two primary instruments: quantitative easing (QE) in which they buy long-term government bonds and other long-term securities and so-called forward guidance in which ...
Domestic financial frictions and the transmission of foreign shocks in Chile
In the early 90’s a literature emerged emphasizing the role of external factors in explaining business cycle fluctuations in emerging countries. In particular changes in the terms of trade and world interest rates are generally viewed as the main external factors affecting these economies. Additionally ...
Heterodox central banking
In response to the current global crisis the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks around the world have implemented diverse policy measures including purchasing a wide range of securities lending to financial institutions intervening in foreign exchange markets and paying interest on reserves. ...
Monetary policy and global spillovers: mechanisms effects and policy measures: an overview
The global economy of today 'is a small world after all.' The high degree of international trade integration and financial interconnectedness has created tight linkages across most countries even between countries that may be very distant geographically or that may not have significant trade or financial ...