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effects. The announcement of an ECB euro liquidity line decreases the premium paid by foreign agents to borrow euros in FX … equity prices increase by around 1.75% in euro area countries highly exposed via banking linkages to countries whose …
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, financial system soundness) for ERM2, each candidate should be able to shadow the euro, with sufficient flexibility around the …
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This paper proposes a quantitative assessment of the welfare effects arising from the Common Monetary Area (CMA) and an array of broader grouping among Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries. Model simulations suggest that (i) participating in the CMA benefits all members; (ii)...
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We present a model of a quot;softquot; exchange rate target zone and interpret it as a stylized description of the post-August 1993 ERM. Our central bank targets a moving average of the current and past exchange rates, rather than the exchange rate's current level, thus allowing the rate to move...
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This paper analyzes the legal foundations of central bank digital currency (CBDC) under central bank and monetary law. Absent strong legal foundations, the issuance of CBDC poses legal, financial and reputational risks for central banks. While the appropriate design of the legal framework will...
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Do euro area inflation expectations remain well-anchored? This paper finds that the protractedperiod of low (and below …-target) inflation in the euro area since 2013 has weakened theiranchoring. Testing their sensitivity to inflation and macroeconomic news … observed before in the euro area …
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Most short-term interest rates in the Euro area are below the European Central Bank deposit facility rate, the rate at …
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policy frameworks and the fiscal support in the U.S. and euro area during the pandemic. Moving from a previous target of … “below, but close to 2 percent” to a formal symmetric inflation targeting regime in the euro area or from flexible to average … in the U.S. and the euro area, and a slower withdrawal of fiscal support in the euro area, have a similar impact on …
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The publication of liquidity forecasts can be understood as part of central banks' push toward greater transparency regarding monetary policy implementation. However, the advantages of transparency can only be realized if the information provided is accurate and reliable. This paper (1) provides...
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More than two years ago the European Central Bank (ECB) adopted a negative interest rate policy (NIRP) to achieve its price stability objective. Negative interest rates have so far supported easier financial conditions and contributed to a modest expansion in credit, demonstrating that the zero...
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