Attention to the tail(s): global financial conditions and exchange rate risks

Andrej Sokol and Fernando Eguren-Martin
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Fernando Eguren Martin

No 2387, Working Paper Series from European Central Bank

Abstract: We document how the distribution of exchange rate returns responds to changes in global financial conditions. We measure global financial conditions as the common component of country-specific financial condition indices, computed consistently across a large panel of developed and emerging economies. Based on quantile regression results, we provide a characterisation and ranking of the tail behaviour of a large sample of currencies in response to a tightening of global financial conditions, corroborating (and quantifying) some of the prevailing narratives about safe haven and risky currencies. Our approach delivers a more nuanced picture than one based on standard OLS regression. We then carry out a portfolio sorting exercise to identify the macroeconomic fundamentals associated with such different tail behaviour, and find that currency portfolios sorted on the basis of net foreign asset positions, relative interest rates, current account balances and levels of international reserves display a higher likelihood of large losses in response to a tightening of global financial conditions. JEL Classification: F31, G15

Keywords: exchange rates; financial conditions indices; global financial cycle; quantile regression; tail risks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-04
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Journal Article: Attention to the Tail(s): Global Financial Conditions and Exchange Rate Risks (2022)
Working Paper: Attention to the tail(s): global financial conditions and exchange rate risks (2019)
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