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Central Bank Reserves and Currency Volatility

50 Pages Posted: 27 Jun 2019 Last revised: 30 Sep 2019

See all articles by Alex Luiz Ferreira

Alex Luiz Ferreira

University of São Paulo

Arie Eskenazi Gozluklu

University of Warwick

Joao Mainente

Gol airlines

Date Written: June 24, 2019

Abstract

We investigate the effects of Central Bank interventions which are designed to smooth exchange rate volatility but are not aimed at a particular trend level. We present a model in which the intervention flow is a non-linear mapping of the market order flow. Simulations show that small daily drifts, Brexit-led in the case of Bank of England and commodity-driven in the Central Bank of Brazil, lead to major impacts on both the stock of foreign reserves and the distribution of currency returns. The likelihood of this increases with the Central Bank's inability to adopt a neutral policy regarding the drifts.

Keywords: exchange rate, central bank interventions, reserve accumulation

JEL Classification: F31, F33, F37

Suggested Citation

Ferreira, Alex Luiz and Gozluklu, Arie Eskenazi and Mainente, Joao, Central Bank Reserves and Currency Volatility (June 24, 2019). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3409832 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3409832

Alex Luiz Ferreira (Contact Author)

University of São Paulo ( email )

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Ribeião Preto, 14040-900
Brazil

Arie Eskenazi Gozluklu

University of Warwick ( email )

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Coventry, CV4 7AL
Great Britain

HOME PAGE: http://www.arieskenazi.com

Joao Mainente

Gol airlines ( email )

+55(11)50982114 (Phone)

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