Interpreting Deviations from Covered Interest Parity During the Financial Market Turmoil of 2007-08

40 Pages Posted: 3 Feb 2009

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Naohiko Baba

affiliation not provided to SSRN

Frank Packer

Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

Date Written: February 2, 2009

Abstract

This paper investigates the spillover effects of money market turbulence in 2007-08 on the short-term covered interest parity (CIP) condition between the US dollar and the euro through the foreign exchange (FX) swap market. Sharp and persistent deviations from the CIP condition observed during the turmoil are found to be significantly associated with differences in the counterparty risk between European and US financial institutions. Furthermore, evidence is found that dollar term funding auctions by the ECB, supported by dollar swap lines with the Federal Reserve, have alleviated the dislocations of the FX swap market.

Keywords: FX swap, covered interest parity, financial market turmoil, counterparty risk, dollar swap lines, dollar term auction facility

JEL Classification: F31, G15

Suggested Citation

Baba, Naohiko and Packer, Frank, Interpreting Deviations from Covered Interest Parity During the Financial Market Turmoil of 2007-08 (February 2, 2009). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1336548 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1336548

Naohiko Baba (Contact Author)

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