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Covered interest parity: A forecasting approach to estimate the neutral band
This paper introduces a new approach to estimate the neutral band, where deviations from covered interest parity (CIP) are not considered profitable arbitrage opportunities. The approach fills a gap in the literature on international finance and is theoretically grounded. Using daily Pound Sterling-US Dollar data from 2000 to 2021, I illustrate that estimates based on the forecast distribution of CIP deviations with a time-varying variance component are superior to the mean-based estimates currently available. The results reveal that the estimated neutral band adapts to market dynamics, widening from 3 to 191 basis points as financial stress and volatility increase. The forecasting approach is further validated on G10 and emerging market currency pairs. Market participants can use these findings to set minimum profit targets in CIP trading, while policymakers can assess the liquidity of the foreign exchange market more effectively.
期刊介绍:
Economic Modelling fills a major gap in the economics literature, providing a single source of both theoretical and applied papers on economic modelling. The journal prime objective is to provide an international review of the state-of-the-art in economic modelling. Economic Modelling publishes the complete versions of many large-scale models of industrially advanced economies which have been developed for policy analysis. Examples are the Bank of England Model and the US Federal Reserve Board Model which had hitherto been unpublished. As individual models are revised and updated, the journal publishes subsequent papers dealing with these revisions, so keeping its readers as up to date as possible.