Common factors in the term structure of credit spreads and predicting the macroeconomy in Japan

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This study extracts the common factors from firm-based credit spreads of major Japanese corporate bonds and examines the predictive content of the credit spread on the real economy. Instead of employing single-maturity corporate bond spreads, we focus on the entire term structure of the credit spread to predict the business cycle. We extend the dynamic Nelson-Siegel model to allow for both common and firm-specific factors. The results show that the estimated common factors are important drivers of individual credit spreads and have substantial predictive power for future Japanese economic activity. This study contributes to the literature by examining the relationship between firm-based credit spread curves and economic fluctuation and forecasting the business cycle.

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• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Journal: International Journal of Financial Studies ; ISSN: 2227-7072 ; Volume: 9 ; Year: 2021 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 1-12 ; Basel: MDPI

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: common factor ; credit spread ; macroeconomic forecast

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Kobayashi, Takeshi
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): MDPI
• (where): Basel
• (when): 2021

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.3390/ijfs9020023
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/257768