This paper analyses the impact of productivity developments in the United States and the euro area on the euro … the Johansen cointegration framework, four Behavioural Equilibrium Exchange Rate models are estimated using four different … productivity proxies. Our results indicate that the extent to which productivity can explain the euro depreciation varies with the …

moving the US dollar, yen and euro in the intended direction at horizons of up to three months after G7 meetings, but not at …

economies (EMEs) on configurations between the US dollar, the euro and the yen. Given the difficulty that fixed or managed US … have a statistically but also an economically significant impact on the euro, and to a lesser extent the yen against the US … the appreciation of the euro against the US dollar in recent years. Interestingly, EME policy-makers appear to have become …

euro and the Chinese renminbi (RMB). It focuses on what we call China's "dominance hypothesis", i.e. whether the renminbi … dollar ; euro ; German dominance hypothesis …

traditional portfolio objectives as debt to reserve ratios decrease. We empirically estimate optimal dollar and euro shares for 24 … reserve ratios, introducing transactions demand has a relatively modest effect. We also find that euro and dollar bonds act as … in Asia and Latin America, while the euro is a better hedge for sudden stops in Emerging Europe. We reproduce …