Forecasting the Yield Curve for the Euro Region
Abstract
This paper compares the forecast precision of the Functional Signal plus Noise (FSN), the Dynamic Nelson-Siegel (DL), and a random walk model. The empirical results suggest that both outperform the random walk at short horizons (one-month) and that the the FSN model outperforms the DL at the one-month forecasting horizon. The conclusions provided in this paper are important for policy makers, fixed income portfolio managers, financial institutions and academics.Download Info
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Paper provided by Central Bank of Brazil, Research Department in its series Working Papers Series with number 247.Length:
Date of creation: Aug 2011
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Handle: RePEc:bcb:wpaper:247
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- Tabak, B.M. & Sollaci, A.B. & Gomes, G.M. & Cajueiro, D.O., 2012. "Forecasting the yield curve for the Euro region," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 117(2), pages 513-516.
- E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
- G12 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Asset Pricing
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:
- NEP-ALL-2011-08-29 (All new papers)
- NEP-CBA-2011-08-29 (Central Banking)
- NEP-EEC-2011-08-29 (European Economics)
- NEP-FOR-2011-08-29 (Forecasting)
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