Monetary policy's rising FX impact in the era of ultra-low rates

Andreas Schrimpf, Jonathan Kearns and Massimo Ferrari Minesso

No 11918, CEPR Discussion Papers from Centre for Economic Policy Research

Abstract: We show that the FX impact of monetary policy has been growing significantly. We use a high-frequency event study of the joint response of fixed income instruments and exchange rates to monetary policy news from seven major central banks spanning 2004-2015. News affecting short maturity bonds have the strongest impact, highlighting the relevance of communication regarding the path of future policy. The FX impact of monetary policy is state-dependent and is stronger the lower is the level of interest rates. A greater adjustment burden falls onto the exchange rate, as rates are increasingly constrained by the effective lower bound.

Keywords: Exchange rates; Unconventional monetary policy; Forward guidance; Event study; High frequency data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E52 E58 F31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-03
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