scholarly journals Explanations of Exchange Rate Volatility and Other Empirical Regularities in Some Popular Models of the Foreign Exchange Market

10.3386/w0625 ◽  
1981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Flood
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Foreign Exchange Market ◽  
Exchange Rate Volatility ◽  
Exchange Market ◽  
Empirical Regularities

Asymmetric effect of exchange rate volatility on trade in sub-Saharan African countries

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
James Temitope Dada
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Foreign Exchange Market ◽  
Exchange Rate Volatility ◽  
Asymmetric Structure ◽  
Asymmetric Effect ◽  
Exchange Market ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sub Saharan

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the effect of asymmetric structure inherent in exchange rate volatility on trade in sub-Saharan African countries from 2005 to 2017.Design/methodology/approach17 countries in sub-Saharan African Countries are used for the study. Exchange rate volatility is generated using generalised autoregressive conditional heteroscedacity (1,1), while the asymmetric components of exchange rate volatility are generated using a refined approach of cumulative partial sum developed by Granger and Yoon (2002). Two-step generalised method of moments is used as the estimation technique in order to address the problem of endogeneity, commonly found in panel data.FindingsThe result from the study shows the evidence of exchange rate volatility clustering which is strictly persistent in sub-Saharan African countries. The asymmetric components (positive and negative shocks) of exchange rate volatility have negative and significant effect on trade in the region. Meanwhile, the effect of negative exchange rate volatility is higher on trade when compared with the positive exchange rate volatility. Furthermore, real exchange rate has negative and significant effect on trade in sub-Saharan African countries.Research limitations/implicationsThe outcomes of this study are important for participants in foreign exchange market. As investors in foreign exchange market react more to the negative news than positive news, investors need to diversify their risk. Also, regulators in the market need to formulate appropriate macroeconomic policies that will stabilize exchange rate in the region.Originality/valueThis study deviates from extant studies in the literature by incorporating asymmetric structure into the exchange rate trade nexus using a refined approach.

scholarly journals Impact of Exchange Rate Management on the Nigerian Economic Growth: Empirical Validation

2019 ◽  
pp. 28-35
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Central Bank ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Foreign Exchange Market ◽  
Exchange Rate Volatility ◽  
Monetary Economics ◽  
Exchange Market ◽  
Central Bank Intervention ◽  
Foreign Exchange Intervention ◽  
International Money

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Volatility Spillover Structure of Stock and Foreign Exchange Market between Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong

2006 ◽  
pp. 162-182
Author(s):  
Masayuki Susai
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Stock Returns ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Foreign Exchange Market ◽  
Exchange Rate Volatility ◽  
Foreign Exchange Rate ◽  
Volatility Spillover ◽  
Exchange Market ◽  
Portfolio Risk ◽  
International Portfolio

Highly developed IT technology can be the source of volatility spillover between markets located in other countries. In this chapter, we investigate the interrelationship between stock returns in North East Asian countries and the effect of foreign exchange rate volatility on the interrelationship between stock returns. We bring out clear simultaneous interrelationship between stock return and foreign exchange volatility. Focusing on covariance of each asset returns, if we do not take foreign exchange rate volatility into account when we evaluate our international portfolio, the portfolio risk might be underevaluated. The analysis shows that foreign exchange market turbulence might be accompanied by increase in covariance between stock returns. Just after the Asian currency crisis, the relationship between stock returns and foreign exchange turbulence might have changed. For managing international portfolio risk, we should be aware of foreign exchange risk and structural change in covariance between stock returns.

scholarly journals The foreign exchange market in Barcelona at the beginning of the fifteenth century

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-28
Author(s):  
Angela Orlandi ◽  
Giacomo Toscano
Keyword(s):  
Exchange Rate ◽  
Exchange Rates ◽  
Fifteenth Century ◽  
Foreign Exchange ◽  
Foreign Exchange Market ◽  
Exchange Rate Volatility ◽  
Exchange Market ◽  
Macroeconomic Factors ◽  
Local Currency ◽  
European Markets

Based on the reconstruction of the monetary flows of a merchant-banking company operating in Barcelona at the beginning of the fifteenth century, this study aims to understand the reasons behind exchange-rate variations in the local currency with respect to the principal European markets, as well as the modalities and predictability of such oscillations. By using real rather than ‘hearsay’ rates, we present new assessments of the seasonal character of exchange rates and their sensitivity to conditions of currency abundance or shortage. In addition, econometric analysis shows that exchange-rate volatility was quite modest and dependent on geographic and macroeconomic factors, such as the system of commercial flows.

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