The Dynamic Impact of FX Interventions on Financial Markets

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Journal: Review of Economics and Statistics
Year: 2021
Volume: 103
Issue: 5
Pages: 939-953

Score contribution per author:

1.341 = (α=2.01 / 3 authors) × 2.0x A-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Evidence on the effectiveness of foreign exchange (FX) interventions is either limited to short horizons or hampered by debatable identification. We address these limitations by identifying a structural vector autoregressive model for the daily frequency with an external instrument. Generally we find, for freely floating currencies, that FX intervention shocks significantly affect exchange rates and that this impact persists for months. The signaling channel dominates the portfolio channel. Moreover, interest rates tend to fall in response to sales of the domestic currency, whereas stock prices of large (exporting) firms increase after devaluation of the domestic currency.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:tpr:restat:v:103:y:2021:i:5:p:939-953
Journal Field
General
Author Count
3
Added to Database
2026-01-26