Bond Risk Premia and the Exchange Rate

35 Pages Posted: 19 Mar 2019

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Boris Hofmann

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - Monetary and Economic Department

Ilhyock Shim

Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

Hyun Song Shin

Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

Date Written: March 18, 2019

Abstract

In emerging market economies, currency appreciation goes hand in hand with compressed sovereign bond spreads, even for local currency sovereign bonds. This yield compression comes from a reduction in the credit risk premium. Crucially, the relevant exchange rate involved in yield compression is the bilateral US dollar exchange rate, not the trade-weighted exchange rate. Our findings highlight endogenous co-movement of bond risk premia and exchange rates through the portfolio choice of global investors who evaluate returns in dollar terms.

Keywords: Bond Spread, Capital Flow, Credit Risk, Emerging Market, Exchange Rate

JEL Classification: G12, G15, G23

Suggested Citation

Hofmann, Boris and Shim, Ilhyock and Shin, Hyun Song, Bond Risk Premia and the Exchange Rate (March 18, 2019). BIS Working Paper No. 775, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3355016

Boris Hofmann (Contact Author)

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) - Monetary and Economic Department ( email )

Centralbahnplatz 2
CH-4002 Basel
Switzerland

Ilhyock Shim

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) ( email )

78F, Two International Finance Centre
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Hong Kong, n/a n/a
Hong Kong

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Hyun Song Shin

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) ( email )

Centralbahnplatz 2
Basel, Basel-Stadt 4002
Switzerland

HOME PAGE: http://www.bis.org/author/hyun_song_shin.htm

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