Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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964334 | Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money | 2007 | 16 Pages |
Abstract
This paper empirically investigates the main determinants of secret interventions in the foreign exchange (FX) market. Using the recent experience of the Bank of Japan, we estimate a model that explains the share of secret to reported interventions in the FX market. Two sets of determinants are clearly identified: the first is related to the probability of detection of the central bank orders by market participants; the second to the central bank's internal decision to opt for secrecy. Our estimations support the arguments of current microstructure theories that rationalize the use of secret interventions.
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Authors
Michel Beine, Oscar Bernal,