Banking returns and monetary variables in periods of economic stability: Australian Evidence

The purpose of this study is to examine dynamic interactions and long-term equilibrium relationships between banking stock returns and key monetary variables in a period of relative economic stability, post financial deregulation in Australia. The importance of the study lies in its demonstration of...

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Main Authors: Simpson, John, Evans, John
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taiwan Institute of Business Administration 2007
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8947
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description The purpose of this study is to examine dynamic interactions and long-term equilibrium relationships between banking stock returns and key monetary variables in a period of relative economic stability, post financial deregulation in Australia. The importance of the study lies in its demonstration of banking market efficiency under these environments supporting rational expectations in Australian banking. Vector autoregressive models are applied to analyse optimally lagged data. In a bivariate bank stock returns model which includes interest rates and exchange rates there is evidence of cointegration. Consistent with theory, Australia's bank stock returns and long-term interest rates are negatively related. Long-term interest rates are exogenous. The study is also important as it demonstrates that in these environments, interest rates and exchange rates assist in the forecasting of Australian bank returns. In accordance with theory, contractionary monetary policy implementation leads to lower banking stock returns and expansionary policy will have the opposite effect.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-89472017-01-30T11:09:42Z Banking returns and monetary variables in periods of economic stability: Australian Evidence Simpson, John Evans, John The purpose of this study is to examine dynamic interactions and long-term equilibrium relationships between banking stock returns and key monetary variables in a period of relative economic stability, post financial deregulation in Australia. The importance of the study lies in its demonstration of banking market efficiency under these environments supporting rational expectations in Australian banking. Vector autoregressive models are applied to analyse optimally lagged data. In a bivariate bank stock returns model which includes interest rates and exchange rates there is evidence of cointegration. Consistent with theory, Australia's bank stock returns and long-term interest rates are negatively related. Long-term interest rates are exogenous. The study is also important as it demonstrates that in these environments, interest rates and exchange rates assist in the forecasting of Australian bank returns. In accordance with theory, contractionary monetary policy implementation leads to lower banking stock returns and expansionary policy will have the opposite effect. 2007 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8947 Taiwan Institute of Business Administration fulltext
spellingShingle Simpson, John
Evans, John
Banking returns and monetary variables in periods of economic stability: Australian Evidence
title Banking returns and monetary variables in periods of economic stability: Australian Evidence
title_full Banking returns and monetary variables in periods of economic stability: Australian Evidence
title_fullStr Banking returns and monetary variables in periods of economic stability: Australian Evidence
title_full_unstemmed Banking returns and monetary variables in periods of economic stability: Australian Evidence
title_short Banking returns and monetary variables in periods of economic stability: Australian Evidence
title_sort banking returns and monetary variables in periods of economic stability: australian evidence
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/8947