Financial Spillovers to Chile

Author/Editor:

Jiri Podpiera

Publication Date:

October 24, 2012

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper quantifies financial spillovers from global risk factors to banks’ funding costs in Chile. It decomposes Chilean banks’ bond and interbank spreads into domestic and external factors. The results suggest moderate spillovers. On average, global spillovers pushed up bank bond and interbank spreads in Chile by about 50 basis points in 2008–12. While in 2008–09, most spillovers originated in the U.S., in mid-2010 onwards, European distress played a prominent role.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2012/254

Subject:

Banking Credit default swap Credit risk Financial markets Financial regulation and supervision Financial services Interbank markets Money Securities markets Yield curve

English

Publication Date:

October 24, 2012

ISBN/ISSN:

9781475552195/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2012254

Pages:

17

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