In this paper, we use the Wall Street Journal poll of FX forecasts to analyze how the group of forecasters form their expectations. One focus is whether forecasters build rational expectations. Furthermore, we analyze whether the group of forecasters can be regarded as homogeneous or...

The Efficient Market (EMH) and Rational Expectation Hypothesis (REH) have been examined for the Canadian Dollar / US Dollar and Swiss Frank / US Dollar exchange rates using data from February 1988 to May 1999 published by the Financial Times' Currency Forecaster. Using unit root, and restricted...

Dollar carry trade risk premiums – unlike dollar-neutral or foreign exchange carry risk premiums – are positively correlated with firm-level dispersions in investment, profitability, and book-to-market in addition to the Treasury-bill rate, long term bond yield, term spread, and default...