BIS Working Papers No 1202: Are low interest rates firing back? Interest rate risk in the banking book and bank lending in a rising interest rate environment

Banks' engagement in maturity transformation, by borrowing short and lending long, allows them to earn the spread between the interest rates charged on longer-term assets and the interest rate paid on shorter-term liabilities.

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