Suppose a bank faces a gap of -20 between its interest-sensitive assets and its interest-sensitive liabilities. What

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Suppose a bank faces a gap of -20 between its interest-sensitive assets and its interest-sensitive liabilities. What would happen to bank profits if interest rates were to fall by 1 percentage point? You should report your answer in terms of the change in profit per $100 in assets.

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Money Banking and Financial Markets

ISBN: 978-0078021749

4th edition

Authors: Stephen Cecchetti, Kermit Schoenholtz

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