[7] For a detailed analysis of the sovereign-bank nexus in the euro area during the COVID-19 pandemic, see also: Guerrero, S. L., J. Metzler, and A. D. Scopelliti (2020), “Developments in the sovereign-bank nexus in the euro area: the role of direct sovereign exposures”, ECB Financial Stability Review (Box 4), November.
One way that we further our understanding is by talking to the bankers themselves in a variety of venues, such as this webinar and a community banking research conference that I attended last month in St. Louis, which was co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve System and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors.