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BIS Working Paper – Trade credit and exchange rate risk pass through
Author(s):Bryan Hardy, Felipe Saffie & Ina Simonovska Date:8 October 2024 Abstract: Large firms borrow in foreign currency and are net providers of trade credit to firms in their supply chains. We model the transmission of exchange rate risk via firm balance sheets along the supply chain. Trade credit loosens borrowing constraints and allows for higher production. Furthermore, firms[…]
NBER Working Paper – Failing Banks
Author(s):Sergio A. Correia, Stephan Luck & Emil Verner Date:September 2024 Abstract: Why do banks fail? We create a panel covering most commercial banks from 1865 through 2023 to study the history of failing banks in the United States. Failing banks are characterized by rising asset losses, deteriorating solvency, and an increasing reliance on expensive non-core[…]
New York FED Staff Reports – Failing Banks
Author(s):Sergio Correia, Stephan Luck, and Emil Verner Date:September 2024 Abstract: Why do banks fail? We create a panel covering most commercial banks from 1865 through 2023 to study the history of failing banks in the United States. Failing banks are characterized by rising asset losses, deteriorating solvency, and an increasing reliance on expensive non-core funding.[…]
CEPR Discussion Paper – International Investment Income: Patterns, Drivers, and Heterogeneous Sensitivities
Author(s):Giovanni Donato, Cédric Tille Date:July 2024 Abstract: Financial globalization has led to a large increase in international asset holdings. While the rise of associated dividend and interest flows has until now been muted by the decreasing trend in interest rates, this pattern could change, leading to a larger role of investment income flows in the[…]
CEPR Discussion Paper – Intermediary Balance Sheet Constraints, Bond Mutual Funds’ Strategies, and Bond Returns
Author(s):Mariassunta Giannetti, Jotikasthira Chotibhak, Andreas Rapp, Martin Waibel Date:July 2024 Abstract: We show that after the introduction of the leverage ratio constraints on bank-affiliated dealers, bond mutual funds have engaged in more liquidity provision in investment-grade corporate bonds and that the performance of funds with liquidity-supplying strategies has benefited. Not only have regulations transferred profits[…]