Publications of the Research Unit Pensions and Sustainable Financial Markets

• Pessimism Outweighs Optimism
• DIFI Slips Further Into Negative Territory in Response to Subdued Confidence
• No Signs of Recovery in Retail Financing
• Mixed Sentiment in the Refinancing Markets
• Special Topic: The…

• Konjunkturausblick verschlechtert sich deutlich
• Eurozone: Konjunkturerwartungen trüben sich deutlich ein
• USA: Ausblick für die US-Konjunktur fällt vorsichtiger aus
• Japan: Konjunkturlage verschlechtert sich…

• Economic Outlook for China Drops Slightly
• 34 analysts participated in the June survey, which was conducted during the period 16 May till 1 June 2018

Do governments strategically choose debt maturity to fill supply gaps across maturities? Building on a new panel data set of more than 9,000 individual Eurozone government debt issues between 1999 and…

• Geopolitische Risiken haben negativen Einfluss auf die Konjunkturerwartungen
• Eurozone: Konjunkturwartungen bleiben stabil
• USA: Konjunkturausblick verbessert sich leicht
• Japan: Konjunkturerwartungen gehen…

Syndication increases the overlap of bank loan portfolios and makes them more vulnerable to contagious effects. We develop a novel measure of bank interconnectedness using syndicated corporate loan portfolios,…

• Expectations Remain Almost Unchanged
• 40 analysts participated in the May survey, which was conducted during the period 18 April till 3 May 2018

• Konjunkturerwartungen gehen wegen US-Handelskonflikt erneut stark zurück
• Eurozone: Konjunkturerwartungen verschlechtern sich weiter deutlich
• USA: Rückgang der Konjunkturerwartungen setzt sich fort
• Japan:…

• Economic Outlook for China Declines Further
• 48 analysts participated in the April survey, which was conducted during the period 20 March till 5 April 2018