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Journal of Banking & Finance Vol. 35 No. 2 2011

How do exchange rates co-move? A study on the currencies of five inflation-targeting countries

Xiao-Ming Li

Massey University

Abstract

This paper does three things. First, it explores the type of asymmetry in exchange rate correlation for five inflation-targeting countries. We show their currencies co-move more closely with the currencies of some influential foreign countries during joint appreciations than joint depreciations against a world currency. Second, it establishes empirically the linkage between interest rate differentials and exchange rate correlation. We find evidence that both widening and narrowing interest rate differentials will reduce the correlation. Third, it proposes a new version of the asymmetric dynamic conditional correlation model. The model proves to be capable of providing great insight into the two issues investigated.

DOI
10.1016/j.jbankfin.2010.08.019
Volume
35
Issue
2
Pages
418-429
Language
en
Sources
bibtex:phds-export.bib crossref openalex

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