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The change in the CD rate--target federal funds rate linkage during the financial crisis

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This study examines the target federal funds rate-Certificate of Deposit (CD) rate link over two time periods. The first period is 16 May 2000 to 31 July 2007 and the second is 1 August 2007 to 31 July 2009. August 2007 begins the initial stages of the financial crisis. A time-series analysis compares the two time periods. The results reveal a breakdown in the typical target--CD rate linkage in August 2007. For the 2-year period after August 2007 banks remained resilient to lower CD rates. This resiliency confirms the noted tightening of credit and bank uncertainty. During the 2-year period banks maintained firm CD rates as a way to attract funds in a period of growing uncertainty even with the target and other short-term rates falling.

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  • Bob J. Barnes, 2012. "The change in the CD rate--target federal funds rate linkage during the financial crisis," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(12), pages 1207-1211, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:19:y:2012:i:12:p:1207-1211
    DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2011.617690
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    1. N. K. Kishor & H. A. Marfatia, 2013. "Does federal funds futures rate contain information about the treasury bill rate?," Applied Financial Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(16), pages 1311-1324, August.

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