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in banks' dollar hedging costs. For identification, we exploit regulatory end-of-quarter reporting that penalizes banks …
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conjunction with supervisory balance sheet information to study the drivers of banks' dollar hedging costs. Comparing contracts of … the same maturity that are initiated during the same hour of the same day, we find large heterogeneity in banks' hedging … are important for understanding how shocks are transmitted internationally through the FX hedging market. …
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This study examines the interrelation between small traders open interest and large hedging and speculation in the …
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Using count-data techniques, this paper studies the determinants of currency choice in the issuance of foreign-currency-denominated bonds. In particular, we investigate whether bond issuers choose their issuance currency in order to exploit the borrowing-cost savings associated with deviations...
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Motivated by the tension first revealed during the global financial crisis between thedomestic and international financial stability obligations of central bank reserve managers,this paper offers some reflections along four main lines. First, the paper highlights howofficial reserve management...
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Using count-data techniques, this paper studies the determinants of currency choice in the issuance of foreign-currency-denominated bonds. In particular, we investigate whether bond issuers choose their issuance currency in order to exploit the borrowing-cost savings associated with deviations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013316472
The increasing size and concentration of official foreign exchange reserves after years of continued expansion, especially since the Asian crisis, have led to renewed interest in the way reserve management decisions are taken and in their possible impact on financial markets. Reserve management...
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This study illustrates that the empirical rejection of the forward rate unbiasedness hypothesis is not sensitive to whether the forward U.S. dollar is quoted at a premium or a discount. It is argued that the reported finding of so-called asymmetry in forward exchange rate bias in earlier work is...
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This study aims to test the efficiency of the Korean foreign exchange market and examine its determinants through several well-established methodologies based on the forward rate unbiasedness hypothesis and covered interest rate parity. The empirical findings indicate that the currency market...
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spreads opening up in these markets provide an incentive for cross-border financial flows and corresponding hedging demand …
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