Cyclical fluctuations in credit availability in an economy, affecting as a result interest rates. A credit cycle represents the different...

The capital of a bank or financial institution that consists of paid-in capital, capital reserve, surplus reverse, general reserve, undistributed...

The capital of a bank or financial institution that consists of paid-in capital, capital reserve, surplus reverse, general reserve, undistributed...

A type of macroprudential instrument (measure) that regulators (e.g., central banks) define as requirements to banks to have a sufficient...

A type of macroprudential instrument (measure) that regulators (e.g., central banks) define as requirements to banks to have a sufficient...

It stands for credit easing; a set of "unconventional" monetary policy tools whereby a central bank or monetary agency can...

A set of "unconventional" monetary policy tools whereby a central bank or monetary agency can aim to provide more credit...

The notion that monetary policy affects the level of economic activity in a country not only by adjusting short-term interest...

It stands for central bank policy rate; a short-term interest rate, often an overnight rate, that banks charge one another...

A short-term interest rate, often an overnight rate, that banks charge one another for funds borrowed over short periods of...