Between the fourth quarter of 2008 and the end of 2009, the strong-side Convertibility Undertaking was triggered repeatedly with remarkable capital inflows into the Hong Kong dollar. In view of this development, this paper proposes an analytical framework to understand the relationship between a...

This paper investigates the spillover of financial crises by studying the dynamics of correlation between eleven Asian and six Latin American stock markets vis-¨¤-vis the US stock market. A regional factor that drives common movements of stock markets in each region is identified for the...

This study adopts an econometric approach to develop an early warning system of the vulnerability in the banking system and currency markets for the 11 EMEAP economies over the period from1990 to 2008. We identify a set of leading indicators of banking distress and currency pressure and...