Arbeitspapier

ECB interventions in distressed sovereign debt markets: The case of Greek bonds

We study central bank interventions in times of severe distress (mid-2010), using a unique bond-level dataset of ECB purchases of Greek sovereign debt. ECB bond buying had a large impact on the price of short and medium maturity bonds, resulting in a remarkable "twist" of the Greek yield curve. However, the effects were limited to those sovereign bonds actually bought. We find little evidence for positive effects on market quality, or spillovers to close substitute bonds, CDS markets, or corporate bonds. Hence, our findings attest to the power of central bank intervention in times of crisis, but also suggest that in highly distressed situations, this power may not extend beyond those assets actually purchased.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Kiel Working Paper ; No. 2101

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
Central Banks and Their Policies
International Lending and Debt Problems
Asset Pricing; Trading Volume; Bond Interest Rates
Thema
Central Bank Asset Purchases
Securities Markets Programme
Eurozone Crisis
Sovereign Risk
Market Segmentation

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Trebesch, Christoph
Zettelmeyer, Jeromin
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)
(wo)
Kiel
(wann)
2018

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Trebesch, Christoph
  • Zettelmeyer, Jeromin
  • Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)

Entstanden

  • 2018

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