the Swiss franc since the inception of this lower bound. Being a prime example of a safe haven currency, the Swiss franc … appreciation pressure on the Swiss currency at the lower bound. We conclude that the Swiss franc lower bound helps stabilizing the … value of the Swiss currency. …

This paper examines co-movements and volatility spillovers in the returns of the euro, the British pound, the Swiss … franc and the Japanese yen vis-à-vis the US dollar before and after the introduction of the euro. Based on dynamic … mark) is the dominant currency in volatility transmission with a net volatility spillover of 8% (15%) to all other markets …

conditional volatility and density distribution close to the target zone limit, we present clear and direct evidence that the …

foreign exchange returns are significantly related to realized volatility, which reflects risk attributable to order flow and …

scheduled economic releases on three exchange rates: EUR/$, JPY/$ and GBP/$. Using wavelets to analyze volatility behavior, we … empirically show that intraday volatility clusters increase as we approach the time of the releases, and decay exponentially after …. Finally, we propose a wavelet volatility estimator which is not only more efficient than a range estimator that is commonly …