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This paper examines Japanese foreign exchanges interventions from April 1991 to March 2001 based on newly disclosed official data. All the yen-selling (dollar-purchasing) interventions were carried out when the yen/dollar rate was below 125, while all the yen-purchasing (dollar-selling)...
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It has been a well-known puzzle why the yen has not been used more in trade invoicing among Japanese exporters. Despite the yen's status as an only fully convertible currency in Asia, two patterns stand out as puzzling features of an excessively small share of yen invoicing: First, a strong...
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timings and amounts for Japan, the US, and Germany. Fourth, we present the episode of international coordination represented …
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It has been a well-known puzzle why the yen has not been used more in trade invoicing among Japanese exporters. Despite the yen's status as an only fully convertible currency in Asia, two patterns stand out as puzzling features of an excessively small share of yen invoicing: First, a strong...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012462424
This paper examines Japanese foreign exchanges interventions from April 1991 to March 2001 based on newly disclosed official data. All the yen-selling (dollar-purchasing) interventions were carried out when the yen/dollar rate was below 125, while all the yen-purchasing (dollar-selling)...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012469800
This paper defines and tests a form of market efficiency called market dexterity which requires that asset prices adjust instantaneously and completely in response to new information. Examining the behavior of the yen/dollar exchange rate while each of the major markets are open it is possible...
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timings and amounts for Japan, the US, and Germany. Fourth, we present the episode of international coordination represented …
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economies that export goods to the U.S., Japan, and neighboring countries. The optimality of the exchange rate regime is defined …
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Introduction: A mere decade ago Japan’s financial system, and especially its banking system, was not only the largest … country. Today presents a completely different picture. Japan’s financial system is weak and in disarray. Banks no longer rank … among the world’s top ten, and their credit ratings have declined dramatically. Two of Japan’s top 21 banks have already …
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