Merchants of Debt at the Extreme Overnight: Re-Considering Monetary Theories via Rollover-Induced Interbank Frictions

Banks' refusal to roll over short-term interbank debts has received increased attention since the global financial crisis. Yet, heterodox monetary theories ignore interbank transactions and rollover channels despite recognising the importance of banks' debt-renewal practices. Against this backdrop, this research contextualises banks' refinancing vulnerabilities within heterodox monetary theories and relates them to the literature on rollover-induced interbank frictions. This study also reveals a further shock amplifier. Due to the interplay between maturity-rollover and market-funding liquidity cycles, a rollover-circuit may emerge. This circuit may lead to additional threats to the operation of the interbank market and financial stability, compelling monetary theories not to further neglect banks' refinancing issues.