New evidence on the effects of US monetary policy on exchange rates

Sarantis Kalyvitis and Alexander Michaelides

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Abstract: We examine the impact of US monetary policy shocks on exchange rates using the monetary policy indicator proposed by Bernanke and Mihov [Quarterly Journal of Economics, 113 (1998) 869–902]. We find evidence for instantaneous, rather than delayed, US dollar overshooting after a monetary shock when relative output and relative prices are included in the VAR specification. The forward premium puzzle persists due to the interest rate differential response.

Keywords: monetary policy; overshooting; excess returns; forward premium puzzle. JEL classification codes: E52; F31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E52 F31 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001-05
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Published in Economics Letters, May, 2001, 71(2), pp. 255-263. ISSN: 0165-1765

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