This paper studies the implications of introducing an explicit policy objective to the management of foreign reserves at a central bank. A dynamic model is developed which links together reserves management and the exchange rate by foreign exchange interventions. The exchange rate is modelled as...

One of the most serious problems that a central bank in an emerging market economy can face is the sudden reversal of capital inflows. Hoarding international reserves can be used to smooth the impact of such reversals, but these reserves are seldom sufficient and always expensive to hold. In...

Managers of official foreign exchange reserves have been facing historically low yields on highly rated government securities, the instruments to which they have traditionally devoted the bulk of their investment portfolios. In mid-August 2003, after eight weeks of rising long-term interest...