Determinants of the Japan Premium: Actions Speak Louder than Words

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Joe Peek

Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Eric S. Rosengren

Federal Reserve Bank of Boston - Supervision and Regulation

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Date Written: July 1999

Abstract

Since August 1995, Japanese banks have had to pay a premium on Eurodollar and Euroyen interbank loans relative to their U.S. and U.K. competitors. This so-called Japan premium' provides a market indicator of investor anxiety about the ability of Japanese banks to repay loans. We examine the determinants of the Japan premium and find that government announcements not associated with concrete actions had little impact. On the other hand, announcements of concrete actions by the Japanese government, such as injections of funds into the banking system, tended to have an effect on the size of the Japan premium.

Suggested Citation

Peek, Joe and Rosengren, Eric S., Determinants of the Japan Premium: Actions Speak Louder than Words (July 1999). NBER Working Paper No. w7251, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=227568

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