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Insured uncovered interest parity

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  • Tse, Yiuman
  • Wald, John K.

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The current literature suggests that uncovered interest parity (UIP) does not hold because of differences in risk in holding different currency denominated debt. We test whether this risk is related to sovereign credit risk in government bonds. We consider an insured uncovered interest parity relationship – that is, one where debt is insured with credit default swap (CDS) contracts. CDS rates help explain the UIP puzzle but have no predictive power for carry trade returns and currency movements.

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  • Tse, Yiuman & Wald, John K., 2013. "Insured uncovered interest parity," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 10(4), pages 175-183.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:10:y:2013:i:4:p:175-183
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2013.06.004
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    Keywords

    Uncovered interest parity; Carry trade; CDS;
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    JEL classification:

    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • G17 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Financial Forecasting and Simulation

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