External Debt Sheds Light on Drivers of Exchange Rate Fluctuations

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Scott Davis

Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Date Written: 2015

Abstract

During a financial panic, a major driver of exchange rate fluctuations is a country’s amount of external debt, or funds borrowed from foreign lenders. However, not all debt has the same impact on rate movements.

Suggested Citation

Davis, Scott, External Debt Sheds Light on Drivers of Exchange Rate Fluctuations (2015). Economic Letter, Vol. 10, Issue 4, pp. 1-4, 2015, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2643943

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