Systematic Intervention and Currency Risk Premia
70 Pages Posted: 13 Feb 2018 Last revised: 8 Jan 2021
Date Written: January 8, 2020
Abstract
Using data for the trades of 19 central banks intervening in currency markets, we show that stabilization policies by individual central banks lead to "systematic intervention" patterns. This systematic intervention is driven by and affects the same factors that drive currency excess returns: carry, momentum, value, and a dollar factor. The sensitivity of an individual central bank's intervention to these factors differs markedly across countries, with developed countries making a profit from intervention and emerging markets incurring large losses.
Keywords: Foreign exchange intervention, Currency risk, Carry, Momentum, Value
JEL Classification: F31, G10, G12
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