The influence of monetary policy on bank profitability

Claudio Borio; Leonardo Gambacorta; Boris Hofmann

doi:10.1111/infi.12104

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The influence of monetary policy on bank profitability

Claudio Borio Leonardo Gambacorta Boris Hofmann

International Finance Vol. 20 No. 1 pp. 48-63 · Wiley

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AbstractThis paper investigates how monetary policy affects bank profitability. We use data for 109 large international banks headquartered in 14 major advanced economies for the period 1995–2012. Overall, we find a positive relationship between the level of short‐term rates and the slope of the yield curve (the ‘interest rate structure’, for short), on the one hand, and bank profitability – return on assets – on the other. This suggests that the positive impact of the interest rate structure on net interest income dominates the negative one on loan loss provisions and on non‐interest income. We also find that the effect is stronger when the interest rate level is lower and the slope less steep, that is, when non‐linearities are present. All this suggests that, over time, unusually low interest rates and an unusually flat term structure erode bank profitability.

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Published: Mar 01, 2017
Vol/Issue: 20(1)
Pages: 48-63
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Authors

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Claudio Borio

Monetary and Economic Department Bank for International Settlements Centralbahnplatz 2, 4002 Basel Switzerland

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Leonardo Gambacorta

Monetary and Economic Department Bank for International Settlements Centralbahnplatz 2, 4002 Basel Switzerland

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Boris Hofmann

Monetary and Economic Department Bank for International Settlements Centralbahnplatz 2, 4002 Basel Switzerland

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Claudio Borio, Leonardo Gambacorta, Boris Hofmann (2017). The influence of monetary policy on bank profitability. International Finance, 20(1), 48-63. https://doi.org/10.1111/infi.12104

The influence of monetary policy on bank profitability

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