The global financial cycle, bank capital flows and monetary policy. Evidence from Norway

Ragna Alstadheim () and Christine Blandhol
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Christine Blandhol: University of Chicago and Statistics Norway

No 2018/2, Working Paper from Norges Bank

Abstract: We investigate the importance of a global financial cycle for gross capital inflows based on monthly balance sheet data for Norwegian banks. The VIX index has been interpreted as an “investor fear gauge” and associated with a global financial cycle. This index has also been found to impact real activity. We include both a global activity variable and the VIX index in our structural VAR model of capital inflows. We find that when global activity falls, banks’ foreign funding share falls. Our results suggest that global real activity rather than a global financial cycle is a main driver behind the volume of bank capital inflows. We also study domestic monetary policy and implications for capital flows. Domestic monetary policy helps absorb VIX shocks and there is no indication of procyclical (“carry trade”) effects on funding. Monetary policy affects activity and inflation in a standard fashion, and the exchange rate acts as a buffer when shocks hit the economy.

Keywords: Bank Capital flows; Uncertainty-shocks; Structural VAR (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E32 E44 F32 F62 G15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37 pages
Date: 2018-02-19
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