Banki centralne na rynku obligacji korporacyjnych – analiza przypadku programów skupu aktywów europejskich banków centralnych
Corporate Bonds Purchasing Programmes – Case Study of European Central Banks’ Policies

Summary/Abstract: RESEARCH OBJECTIVE: The aim of the article is an attempt to place the purchase of corporate bonds in the current theoretical achievements of central banking and to analyze the case of selected corporate bond purchase programs implemented in recent years by European central banks . THE RESEARCH PROBLEM AND METHODS: The first step to achieve the scientific goal was to review the activities of European central banks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following central bank have decided to extend their monetary policy instruments to include corporate bond purchase programmes: ECB, Riksbank, Bank of England and National Bank of Hungary. Due to the limited framework of the study, the programmes’ of the first three central banks were subject to comparative analysis. THE PROCESS OF ARGUMENTATION: The first stage of the research is to present the theoretical background of the corporate bond purchase programs by the central bank. The next stage of the research was to conduct a case study of individual bank programs constituting the research group and their comparative analysis. RESEARCH RESULTS: Corporate bond purchase programs are one of the policies of the central bank’s balance sheet. The theoretical basis for the impact of this type of programs is justified by the current scientific achievements of central banking. It should be noted that the case study showed that there are significant differences between the bond purchase programs implemented by individual central banks CONCLUSIONS, INNOVATIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The central bank’s policy based on direct interference with the corporate sector debt market is justified in the theory of monetary policy. However, it is a very unconventional tool and due to the risks indicated in the article, its use should be limited.

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