Studie vergleicht Renditen von Bitcoin und Gold mit denen von Aktien und Staatsanleihen – Bitcoin-Rendite korreliert stark mit Aktienrenditen – Gold, das traditionell als sicherer Hafen gilt, entwickelt sich hingegen unabhängig zu den Märkten – Bitcoin eignet sich daher nicht, um Aktienportfolio zu diversifizieren und abzusichern Die Rendite der Kryptowährung Bitcoin entwickelt sich ziemlich parallel ...
Recent proposals for a European deposit insurance scheme (EDIS) favor a reinsurance framework. In this paper, we use a regime-switching open economy DSGE model with bank defaults to assess the relative efficiency of such a scheme. We find that reinsurance by EDIS is more effective in stabilizing real activity, credit, and welfare than a national fiscal backstop. We demonstrate that risk-weighted contributions ...
This paper provides causal evidence on the effect of credit crunches on political polarisation. Combining data on bank-firm connections and electoral outcomes at the city-level during the 2008-2014 Spanish financial crisis, I construct an instrument for unemployment based on the city-level exposure to (foreign) weak banks. I find that a 10% increase in (instrumented) local unemployment rates leads ...
This briefing report evaluates the ECB's monetary policy in a context of declining inflation and stagnant growth. Inflation risks have been averted and, after a period of relatively tight policy in 2024, benchmark comparisons indicate that the current interest rate is consistent with the ECB's mandate. The prevailing economic and inflation outlook supports further rate cuts. However, the high level ...
For central banks, official communications serve as essential monetary policy instruments: In press releases, speeches, and interviews, central banks explain their decisions, manage expectations, and promote confidence in their strategy. This Weekly Report analyzes European Central Bank (ECB) communications from January 2019 to March 2025 using a specially trained artificial intelligence (AI) text ...
Zentralbanken nutzen heute die Kommunikation als zentrales Instrument der Geldpolitik: In Pressemitteilungen, Reden und Interviews erläutern sie ihre Entscheidungen, lenken Erwartungen und werben um Vertrauen in ihre Strategie. Dieser Wochenbericht analysiert die Kommunikation der Europäischen Zentralbank (EZB) von Januar 2019 bis März 2025 mithilfe eines speziell trainierten Textanalysemodells basierend ...
