The Exchange Rate in a Behavioral Finance Framework

Exchange rate is one tool to measure a country’s economic conditions. The growth of a stable currency value indicates that the country has a relatively good economic conditions or stable. This study has the purpose to analyze the factors that affect the exchange rate of the Indonesian Rupiah against the United States Dollar in the period of 2000-2013. The data used in this study is a secondary data which are time series data, made up of exports, imports, inflation, the BI rate, Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and the money supply (M1) in the quarter base, from first quarter on 2000 to fourth quarter on 2013. Regression model time series data used the ARCH-GARCH with ARCH model selection indicates that the variables that significantly influence the exchange rate are exports, inflation, the central bank rate and the money supply (M1). Whereas import and GDP did not give any influence.

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Pengaruh Faktor Fundamental, Risiko Sistematis Dan Ekonomi Makro Terhadap Return Saham Syariah Yang Tergabung Di Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) Pada Periode 2010 – 2014

Kajian Bisnis STIE Widya Wiwaha ◽

10.32477/jkb.v24i1.217 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

pp. 54-70

Author(s):

Hasanah Setyowati ◽

Riyanti Ningsih

Keyword(s):

Exchange Rate ◽

Stock Exchange ◽

Systematic Risk ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Analysis Model ◽

Macroeconomic Factors ◽

Return On Equity ◽

Equity Ratio ◽

Regression Techniques ◽

The Exchange Rate

This study aimed to obtain empirical evidence on the influence of fundamental factors, systematic risk and macroeconomics on the returns Islamic stock of companies incorporated in the Jakarta Islamic Index in 2010-2014. The variables used were the fundamental factors that are proxied by Earning Per Share (EPS), Return on Equity (ROE), Debt to Equity Ratio (DER); Systematic risk is proxied by Beta Shares; macroeconomic factors is proxied by the inflation rate and the exchange rate. The samples of this study are the enterprises incorporated in Jakarta Islamic Index (JII) at the Indonesian Stock Exchange. The sampling method was using purposive sampling. There were 12 samples of Islamic stocks that meet the criteria to be used as samples. The analysis model used is multiple linear regression techniques and the type of data used is secondary data. The study found that all variables, which are Earning Per Share (EPS), Return on Equity (ROE), Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), Beta stock, inflation and the exchange rate do not significantly affect the return of sharia stock either simultaneously or partially.

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On the Exchange Rate Policy

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2010-1-21-28 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 21-28

Author(s):

K. Yudaeva

Keyword(s):

Monetary Policy ◽

Exchange Rate ◽

Inflation Targeting ◽

Exchange Rate Policy ◽

Institutional Changes ◽

Crisis Period ◽

Local Currency ◽

High Inflation ◽

Rate Policy ◽

The Exchange Rate

The level of trust in the local currency in Russia is very low largely because of relatively high inflation. As a result, Bank of Russia during crisis times can not afford monetary policy loosening and has to fight devaluation expectations. To change the situation in the post-crisis period Russia needs to live through a continuous period of low inflation. Modified inflation targeting can help achieve such a result. However, it should be amended with institutional changes, particularly development of hedging instruments.

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