scholarly journals How to Move the Exchange Rate If You Must: The Diverse Practice of Foreign Exchange Intervention by Central Banks and a Proposal for Doing it Better

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaushik Basu ◽  
Aristomene Varoudakis
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Central Banks ◽  
Foreign Exchange Intervention ◽  
The Exchange Rate

scholarly journals Efeitos das Intervenções Cambiais à vista na Taxa de Câmbio R$/US$ de 1999 a 2008: Um Estudo de Evento

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Roberto Meurer ◽  
Felipe Wolk Teixeira ◽  
Eduardo Cardeal Tomazzia
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Foreign Exchange Market ◽  
Foreign Exchange Intervention ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Rate Acceleration ◽  
Rate Behavior ◽  
The Exchange Rate ◽  
Short Time ◽  
New Criterion

This study analyses interventions in the Brazilian spot foreign exchange market from 1999 to 2008 and their effects on the R$/US$ exchange rate, using an event study approach. It aims to verify if the foreign exchange interventions have any significant impact on the exchange rate behavior. The period was divided according to a MS-VAR model and analyzed with different criterions. The results indicate that prolonged foreign exchange intervention have a greater effect on the exchange rate behavior, in comparison to short time intervention episodes. The results also point to the existence of quickly dissipating effects on the rate behavior. The creation of a new criterion, based on the analysis of exchange-rate acceleration, shows that the exchange rate is mainly prone to accelerate on leaning with the wind purchase intervention episodes.

scholarly journals How Powerful Is Unannounced, Sterilized Foreign Exchange Intervention?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alain Naef ◽  
Jacob Weber
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Money Supply ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Foreign Exchange Market ◽  
Central Banks ◽  
Exchange Market ◽  
Foreign Exchange Intervention ◽  
Bretton Woods ◽  
Bank Of England ◽  
Sterilized Foreign Exchange Intervention

Though most central banks actively intervene on the foreign exchange market, the literature offers mixed evidence on their effectiveness: particularly for unannounced interventions. We use new, declassified data from the archives of the Bank of England and the institutional features of the Bretton Woods era to estimate the effects of intervention on the exchange rate. We find that a purchase of pounds equivalent to 1% of the money supply causes a statistically significant, 4-5 basis point appreciation in the pound.

scholarly journals When Is Foreign Exchange Intervention Effective? Evidence from 33 Countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 132-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel Fratzscher ◽  
Oliver Gloede ◽  
Lukas Menkhoff ◽  
Lucio Sarno ◽  
Tobias Stöhr
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Exchange Rates ◽  
Success Rate ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Narrow Band ◽  
Foreign Exchange Intervention ◽  
Policy Tool ◽  
Daily Data ◽  
Effective Policy ◽  
The Exchange Rate

This paper examines foreign exchange intervention based on novel daily data covering 33 countries from 1995 to 2011. We find that intervention is widely used and an effective policy tool, with a success rate in excess of 80 percent under some criteria. The policy works well in terms of smoothing the path of exchange rates, and in stabilizing the exchange rate in countries with narrow band regimes. Moving the level of the exchange rate in flexible regimes requires that some conditions are met, including the use of large volumes and that intervention is made public and supported via communication. (JEL E52, E58, F31, F33, O19, O24)

scholarly journals Modeling Sources of Asymmetry in the Volatility of the Moroccan Dirham Exchange Rate

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
KHATTAB Ahmed ◽  
SALMI Yahya
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Central Bank ◽  
Exchange Rates ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Selection Criterion ◽  
Econometric Models ◽  
Interbank Market ◽  
Foreign Exchange Reserves ◽  
Central Bank Intervention ◽  
The Exchange Rate

The main objective of this paper is to study the sources of asymmetry in the volatility of the bilateral exchange rates of the Moroccan dirham (MAD), against the EUR and the USD using the asymmetric econometric models of the ARCH-GARCH family. An empirical analysis was conducted on daily central bank data from March 2003 to March 2021, with a sample size of 4575 observations. Central bank intervention in the foreign exchange (interbank) market was found to affect the asymmetry in the volatility of the bilateral EUR/MAD and USD/MAD exchange rates. Specifically, sales of foreign exchange reserves by the monetary authority cause a fall in the exchange rate, which means that the market response to shocks is asymmetric. Finally, the selection criterion (AIC) allowed us to conclude that the asymmetric model AR(1)-TGARCH(1,1) is adequate for modeling the volatility of the exchange rate of the Moroccan dirham.

Monetary Policy and Oil Prices

2011 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1850232
Author(s):  
Mehdi S. Monadjemi
Keyword(s):  
Monetary Policy ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Inflation Targeting ◽  
Commodity Prices ◽  
Oil Prices ◽  
Central Banks ◽  
Trade Shocks ◽  
The Exchange Rate

Because of volatility, commodity prices are excluded from the CPI when inflation targeting is exercised. Rising commodity prices contribute to inflation but central banks show no reaction since the CPI does not register rise in prices. Frankel (2006) argues that monetary policy should consider the price of important export commodities such as oil, in oil exporting countries. He maintains that by doing so, central banks are able to benefit from the fluctuations of the exchange rate in the presence of a negative international trade shocks. Central banks cannot benefit from the fluctuation of the exchange rate if inflation targeting is the strategy for conducting monetary policy.

Optimistic and pessimistic economic sentiments and US Dollar exchange rate

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Kumari ◽  
Suresh Kumar Oad Rajput ◽  
Rana Yassir Hussain ◽  
Jahanzeb Marwat ◽  
Haroon Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Foreign Exchange Market ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Exchange Market ◽  
Dollar Exchange Rate ◽  
The Us ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Us Dollar ◽  
The Exchange Rate

This study investigates the affiliation of various proxies of economic sentiments and the US Dollar exchange rate, mainly focusing on the real effective exchange rate of USD pairing with three other major currencies (USDEUR, USDGBP, and USDCAD). The study has employed Google Trends data of economy optimistic and pessimistic sentiments index and survey-based economy sentiments data on monthly basis from January 2004 to December 2018. The study engaged Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) and Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) estimation techniques to evaluate the short-run and long-run effects of economy-related sentiments and macroeconomic variables on the exchange rate. The results from the study found that Economy Optimistic Sentiments Index (EOSI) and Economy Pessimistic Sentiments Index (EPSI) appreciate and depreciate the US Dollar exchange rate in the short-run, respectively. Our sentiment measures are robust to survey-based Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (MSCI), Consumer Confidence Index (CCI), and various macroeconomic factors. The MSCI and CCI sentiments show a long-term impact on the foreign exchange market. This study implies that economic sentiments play a vital role in the foreign exchange market and it is essential to consider behavioral aspects when modeling the exchange rate movements.

Exporters’ Exposures to Currencies: Beyond the Loglinear Model*

2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 1631-1657 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kris Boudt ◽  
Fang Liu ◽  
Piet Sercu
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Real Option ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Constant Elasticity ◽  
Exporting Firms ◽  
Exchange Rate Exposure ◽  
The Exchange Rate ◽  
Exchange Rate Level ◽  
Smooth Transitions

Abstract We extend the constant-elasticity regression that is the default choice when equities’ exposure to currencies is estimated. In a proper real-option-style model for the exporters’ equity exposure to the foreign exchange rate, we argue, the convexity of the relationship implies that the elasticity should depend on the exchange rate level. For instance, it should shrink to zero when the option to export becomes worthless, and that should happen at a critical exchange rate that is still strictly positive. We propose a class of tractable multi-regime regression models featuring, in line with the real-options logic, smooth transitions and within-regime dynamics in the foreign exchange exposure. We then analyze the exchange rate exposure of Chinese exporting firms and find that the model in which the moneyness of the export option has a positive impact on the exchange rate exposure detects a significantly positive and convex exposure for 40% and 65% of the firms depending on whether the market return is included in the regression or not.

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