Can currency-based risk factors help forecast exchange rates?

Ahmed, Shamim ORCID: 0000-0003-3712-5213, Liu, Xiaoquan and Valente, Giorgio (2016) Can currency-based risk factors help forecast exchange rates? International Journal of Forecasting, 32 (1). pp. 75-97.

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Abstract

This paper examines the time series predictability of bilateral exchange rates from linear factor models that utilize the unconditional and conditional expectations of three currency-based risk factors. Exploiting a comprehensive set of statistical criteria, we find that all versions of the linear factor models largely fail to outperform the benchmark random walk with drift model for the out-of-sample forecasting of monthly exchange rate returns. This holds true for both individual currencies and currency portfolios formed on forward discounts. We also show that the information embedded in the currency-based risk factors does not generate systematic economic value for investors.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	exchange rates, out-of-sample predictability, economic value, time series, econometric models
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	17 Jun 2019 08:56
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2023 00:40
DOI:	10.1016/j.ijforecast.2015.01.010
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3045882