Quarterly Review, June 2003

2 June 2003

Full text and statistical tables:

• Full text   Read   (PDF, 83 pages, 756 kb)
• Statistical annex   Read   (PDF, 111 pages, 883 kb)

Text by chapter:

International banking and financial market developments:

1. Overview: buoyant markets in weak economies Read  (PDF, 10 pages, 135 kb)
2. The international banking market Read  (PDF, 12 pages, 87 kb)
3. The international debt securities market Read  (PDF, 8 pages, 50 kb)
4. Derivatives markets Read  (PDF, 10 pages, 136 kb)

Special features

• Capital flows in East Asia since the 1997 crisis Read  (PDF, 16 pages, 112 kb)
• Investors' attitude towards risk: what can we learn from options? Read  (PDF, 10 pages, 117 kb)
• What drives investor risk aversion? Daily evidence from the German equity market Read  (PDF, 8 pages, 90 kb)

Recent initiatives by Basel-based committees and the Financial Stability Forum Read   (PDF, 5 pages, 32 kb)