IMF Working Papers

Estimating and Interpreting Forward Interest Rates: Sweden 1992-1994

By Lars E. O. Svensson

September 1, 1994

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Summary

The use of forward interest rates as a monetary policy indicator is demonstrated, using Sweden 1992-1994 as an example. The forward rates are interpreted as indicating market expectations of the time-path of future interest rates, future inflation rates, and future currency depreciation rates. They separate market expectations for the short-, medium-, and long-term more easily than the standard yield curve. Forward rates are estimated with an extended and more flexible version of Nelson and Siegel’s functional form.

Subject: Bonds, Financial institutions, Financial services, Futures, Inflation, National accounts, Prices, Return on investment, Yield curve

Keywords: Bonds, Europe, Futures, Inflation, Inflation expectation, Inflation rate, Marginal lending rate, Maturity date, Monetary policy, Return on investment, Risk premium, Short interest, Spot rate, WP, Yield curve

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    76

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Working Paper No. 1994/114

  • Stock No:

    WPIEA1141994

  • ISBN:

    9781451853759

  • ISSN:

    1018-5941