The application of sovereign bond spreads: The case of selected EU countries and the USA

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Result language

čeština

Original language name

The application of sovereign bond spreads: The case of selected EU countries and the USA

Original language description

The yield curve ? specifically the spread between long term and short term interest rates is a valuable forecasting tool. It is simple to u se and significantly outperform other financial and macroeconomic indicators in predicting recessions two to six quarters ahead. The steepness of the yield curve should be an excellent indicator of a possible future economic activity. A rise in the short rate tends to flatten the yield curve as well as to slow down real growth the near term. This paper aims to analyze the dependence between slope of the yield cu rve and an economic activity of selected EU countries and the USA between the years 2000 and 2014. The slope of the yield curve can be measured as the yield spread between sovereign 10 - year bonds and sovereign 3 - month bonds. The natural and probably the most popular measu re of economic growth is GDP growth, taken quarterly. The results showed that the best predictive lag s are lag o f four and five quarters.

Czech name

The application of sovereign bond spreads: The case of selected EU countries and the USA

Czech description

The yield curve ? specifically the spread between long term and short term interest rates is a valuable forecasting tool. It is simple to u se and significantly outperform other financial and macroeconomic indicators in predicting recessions two to six quarters ahead. The steepness of the yield curve should be an excellent indicator of a possible future economic activity. A rise in the short rate tends to flatten the yield curve as well as to slow down real growth the near term. This paper aims to analyze the dependence between slope of the yield cu rve and an economic activity of selected EU countries and the USA between the years 2000 and 2014. The slope of the yield curve can be measured as the yield spread between sovereign 10 - year bonds and sovereign 3 - month bonds. The natural and probably the most popular measu re of economic growth is GDP growth, taken quarterly. The results showed that the best predictive lag s are lag o f four and five quarters.

Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

AE - Management, administration and clerical work

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Acta academica karviniensia

ISSN

1212-415X

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Volume of the periodical

2015

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

11

Pages from-to

59-69

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