The Behavior of Currencies during Risk-off Episodes

 
Author/Editor: De Bock, Reinout ; Carvalho Filho, Irineu
 
Publication Date: January 11, 2013
 
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Summary: Episodes of increased global risk aversion, also known as risk-off episodes, have become more frequent and severe since 2007. During these episodes, currency markets exhibit recurrent patterns, as the Japanese yen, Swiss franc, and U.S. dollar appreciate against other G-10 and emerging market currencies. The pattern of these moves can be explained by a combination of fundamental factors, such as the nominal interest rate, the international investment position and measures of exchange rate misalignment, and market-liquidity factors, such as bid-offer spreads and restrictions on international capital flows. We also find that currency performance in a risk-off episode has become more related to a currency?s yield and relationship to broader risks in recent years.
 
Series: Working Paper No. 13/8
Subject(s): Currencies | Exchange rates | Capital flows

 
English
Publication Date: January 11, 2013
ISBN/ISSN: 9781557755308/2227-8885 Format: Paper
Stock No: WPIEA2013008 Pages: 34
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English
Publication Date: January 11, 2013
ISBN/ISSN: 9781557755308/2227-8885 Format: Paper
Stock No: WPIEA213008 Pages: 34
Price:
US$18.00 (Academic Rate:
US$18.00 )
 
 
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