We propose and estimate a quantitative model of exchange rates in which the participantsin the FX market are intermediaries subject to value-at-risk (VaR) constraints. Higher volatilitytranslates into tighter VaR constraints, and intermediaries require higher returns to holdforeign assets....

Decomposing inflation into core and non-core components (e.g., energy) sheds new light on the nature of inflation risk and risk premia. While stocks have insignificant exposure to headline inflation in the U.S., their core inflation betas are negative and energy betas are positive. Conventional...

Do "real" assets protect against inflation? Core inflation betas of stocks are negative while energy betas are positive; currencies, commodities, and real estate also mostly hedge against energy inflation but not core. These hedging properties are reflected in the prices of inflation risks: only...