Abstract

The purpose of this article is to explain changes in sovereign yields using conventional “rating agency style” measures in comparison to contingent claims valuation-based measures. I will show that – in contrast to most conventional sovereign credit quality measures – contingent claims valuation-based credit measures have significant power in explaining the spread between 10-year sovereign yields and the expected future monetary policy rate.

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