The Impact of Exchange Rate Interventions and Communication Over the Medium Term

Author(s):  
Marcel Fratzscher
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2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (142) ◽  
Author(s):  

This paper presents Nigeria’s Request for Purchase Under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI). The authorities’ immediate actions to respond to the crisis are welcome. The short-term focus on fiscal accommodation would allow for higher health spending and help alleviate the impact of the crisis on households and businesses. Steps taken toward a more unified and flexible exchange rate are also important and unification of the exchange rate should be expedited. Once the coronavirus disease 2019 crisis passes, the focus should remain on medium-term macroeconomic stability, with revenue-based fiscal consolidation essential to keep Nigeria’s debt sustainable and create fiscal space for priority spending. Implementation of the reform priorities under the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, particularly on power and governance, remains crucial to boost growth over the medium term. The emergency financing under the RFI will provide much needed liquidity support to respond to the urgent balance of payments needs. Additional assistance from development partners will be required to support the government’s efforts and close the large financing gap.


Author(s):  
А.С. Бутузова

В условиях современной денежно-кредитной политики в Российской Федерации актуальным является вопрос воздействия ослабления национальной валюты на уровень цен в стране (т.е. эффект переноса валютного курса на инфляцию). События в денежно-кредитной сфере конца 2014 г. продолжают оказывать среднесрочный эффект как на финансовые, так и на макроэкономические показатели РФ. Пруденциальная макроэкономическая и денежно-кредитная политика должна учитывать влияние волатильности национальной валюты и уровня инфляции на основные макроэкономические показатели, такие как валовой внутренний продукт, уровень процентных ставок в экономике и реальный доход на душу населения. Цель работы: оценка влияния динамики валютного курса на уровень инфляции и другие основные макроэкономические показатели в РФ (в краткосрочном и среднесрочном периодах как результат перехода к плавающему валютному курсу). В процессе изучения опыта проведения денежно-кредитной политики в РФ использовались методы анализа, в том числе ретроспективного, и синтеза; сбор, консолидация и анализ статистических данных; построение многопеременных графиков и диаграмм. В ходе исследования выявлено влияние валютного курса рубля на инфляцию и другие основные макроэкономические показатели в РФ; оценен эффект переноса валютного курса на инфляцию на различных временных интервалах. Сделан вывод о том, что эффект переноса валютного курса на инфляцию в рассмотренный период нельзя определить однозначно: так, в краткосрочном периоде эффект переноса высок, а в среднесрочном периоде на фоне низкой инфляции и относительно невысокой волатильности курса рубля происходит падение реальных доходов населения и рост реальных процентных ставок в экономике. In the conditions of modern monetary policy in the Russian Federation, the issue of the impact of the weakening of the national currency on the inflation is relevant. The events in the monetary policy at the end of 2014 continue to have a medium-term effect on both financial indicators and macroeconomic indicators of the Russia. The impact of the exchange rate and inflation on a country's GDP, the level of real interest rates and standard of living of the population are important for building prudential macroeconomic and monetary policies. Assessment of the impact of exchange rate dynamics on the main macroeconomic indicators in the Russian Federation (short-term and medium-term results after the transition to a floating exchange rate). Methods of analysis, synthesis and retrospective analysis were used in the process of studying the experience of conducting monetary policy in the Russian Federation; collection, consolidation and analysis of statistical data; construction of multi-variable graphs and charts. The influence of the ruble exchange rate on the main macroeconomic indicators in the Russian Federation has been revealed; the effect of exchange rate carryover on inflation at various time intervals is estimated. It was concluded that the medium-term results of the transition to exchange rate policy are ambiguous: against the background of low inflation and low volatility of the ruble exchange rate, there is a drop in real incomes of the population and a rise in real interest rates in the economy. The significant effect of the transfer of the exchange rate to inflation in the period 2014-2019 not identified.


2020 ◽  
pp. 23-40
Author(s):  
I. V. Prilepskiy

Based on cross-country panel regressions, the paper analyzes the impact of external currency exposures on monetary policy, exchange rate regime and capital controls. It is determined that positive net external position (which, e.g., is the case for Russia) is associated with a higher degree of monetary policy autonomy, i.e. the national key interest rate is less responsive to Fed/ECB policy and exchange rate fluctuations. Therefore, the risks of cross-country synchronization of financial cycles are reduced, while central banks are able to place a larger emphasis on their price stability mandates. Significant positive impact of net external currency exposure on exchange rate flexibility and financial account liberalization is only found in the context of static models. This is probably due to the two-way links between incentives for external assets/liabilities accumulation and these macroeconomic policy tools.


2018 ◽  
pp. 70-84
Author(s):  
Ph. S. Kartaev ◽  
Yu. I. Yakimova

The paper studies the impact of the transition to the inflation targeting regime on the magnitude of the pass-through effect of the exchange rate to prices. We analyze cross-country panel data on developed and developing countries. It is shown that the transition to this regime of monetary policy contributes to a significant reduction in both the short- and long-term pass-through effects. This decline is stronger in developing countries. We identify the main channels that ensure the influence of the monetary policy regime on the pass-through effect, and examine their performance. In addition, we analyze the data of time series for Russia. It was concluded that even there the transition to inflation targeting led to a decrease in the dependence of the level of inflation on fluctuations in the ruble exchange rate.


2019 ◽  
pp. 79-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. S. Nazarov ◽  
S. S. Lazaryan ◽  
I. V. Nikonov ◽  
A. I. Votinov

The article assesses the impact of various factors on the growth rate of international trade. Many experts interpreted the cross-border flows of goods decline against the backdrop of a growing global economy as an alarming sign that indicates a slowdown in the processes of globalization. To determine the reasons for the dynamics of international trade, the decompositions of its growth rate were carried out and allowed to single out the effect of the dollar exchange rate, the commodities prices and global value chains on the change in the volume of trade. As a result, it was discovered that the most part of the dynamics of international trade is due to fluctuations in the exchange rate of the dollar and prices for basic commodity groups. The negative contribution of trade within global value chains in 2014 was also revealed. During the investigated period (2000—2014), such a picture was observed only in the crisis periods, which may indicate the beginning of structural changes in the world trade.


2002 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-78
Author(s):  
S. Çiftçioğlu

The paper analyses the long-run (steady-state) output and price stability of a small, open economy which adopts a “crawling-peg” type of exchange-rate regime in the presence of various kinds of random shocks. Analytical and simulation results suggest that with the exception of money demand shocks, an exchange rate policy which involves a relatively higher rate of indexation of the exchange rate to price level is likely to lead to the worsening of price stability for all types of shocks. On the other hand, the impact of adopting such a policy on output stability depends on the type of the shock; for policy shocks to the exchange rate and shocks to output demand, output stability is worsened whereas for the shocks to risk premium of domestic assets, supply price of domestic output and the wage rate, better output stability is achieved in the long run.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Huda Arshad ◽  
Ruhaini Muda ◽  
Ismah Osman

This study analyses the impact of exchange rate and oil prices on the yield of sovereign bond and sukuk for Malaysian capital market. This study aims to ascertain the effect of weakening Malaysian Ringgit and declining of crude oil price on the fixed income investors in the emerging capital market. This study utilises daily time series data of Malaysian exchange rate, oil price and the yield of Malaysian sovereign bond and sukuk from year 2006 until 2015. The findings show that the weakening of exchange rate and oil prices contribute different impacts in the short and long run. In the short run, the exchange rate and oil prices does not have a direct relation with the yield of sovereign bond and sukuk. However, in the long run, the result reveals that there is a significant relationship between exchange rate and oil prices on the yield of sovereign bond and sukuk. It is evident that only a unidirectional causality relation is present between exchange rate and oil price towards selected yield of Malaysian sovereign bond and sukuk. This study provides numerical and empirical insights on issues relating to capital market that supports public authorities and private institutions on their decision and policymaking process.


1973 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 438-439
Author(s):  
G. M. Radhul

The book under review deals with economic integration among deve¬loping countries from the point of view of planning. The author believes that it is useful to approach economic integration from a planning point of view and to develop planning models for it, because the theory of economic integration relevant for developing countries should be directed towards the impact of integration on future investments and future production. The type of models used in the book are the multisector linear programming models and the method of analysis is essentially a comparison of two situations; one with economic integration and the other without. For each prospective partici¬pant a medium term planning model is drawn up taking account of its economic situation in some base year. The results of these single country planning models are analysed and compared to those of a similar planning model for the integration area as a whole. The consequences of the integration policy are then evaluated.


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