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Title: | The side effects of quantitative easing: Evidence from the UK bond market |
Authors: | Steeley, JM |
Keywords: | Quantitative easing;Gilts;UK bonds;Price efficiency;Bond investors |
Issue Date: | Mar-2015 |
Citation: | Journal of International Money and Finance, 2015, 51 pp. 303 - 336 |
Abstract: | © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. We examine the returns to UK government bonds before, during and between the phases of quantitative easing to identify the side effects for the market itself. We show that the onset of QE led to a sustained reduction in the costs of trading and removed some return regularities. However, controlling for a wide range of market activity, including issuance and QE announcements, we find evidence that investors could have earned excess returns after costs by trading in response to the purchase auction calendar. Drawing on economic theory, we explore the implications of these findings for both the efficiency of the market and the costs of government debt management in both the short and long run. |
URI: | http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/20475 |
DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2014.11.007 |
ISSN: | 0261-5606 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2014.11.007 |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Economics and Finance Research Papers |
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