Banking

Two years since the start of the rate hiking cycle, various factors have shaped the trend in margins, with some clearly positive while others less favourable, raising doubts over the sustainability of current margins. A disaggregation of the rate, volume and funding reconfiguration effects helps to explain the incremental growth in the Spanish banks’ net interest margin relative to their European counterparts.

El objetivo de este artículo es descomponer el efecto de los tipos, volúmenes, y recomposición de masas, en el comportamiento diferencial del margen de intereses en el sector bancario español frente al europeo.