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Direct and Indirect Forecasting of Cross Exchange Rates

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  • MOOSA, IMAD A.

    (School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)

  • VAZ, JOHN

    (Department of Accounting and Finance, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia)

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to determine whether direct forecasting is more or less accurate than indirect forecasting when applied to the cross exchange rate as a defined variable. By using the flexible price monetary model to represent three cross rates, the results show that indirect forecasting is better than direct forecasting, when forecasting accuracy is measured in terms of the root mean square error (RMSE), for two of the three cross rates examined while the opposite is true for the third rate. However, no difference is apparent when performance is measured in terms of directional accuracy. It is concluded that the choice between direct and indirect forecasting is an empirical issue and that the results of such an exercise are case-specific. Previsione diretta e indiretta dei tassi di cambio cross Lo scopo di questo studio è determinare se la previsione diretta è più o meno accurata di quella indiretta se applicata ai tassi di cambio cross. Utilizzando modelli monetari a prezzi flessibili per rappresentare tre tassi cross, i risultati mostrano che la previsione indiretta è migliore della previsione diretta (se l’accuratezza delle previsioni si misura in termini di root minimum square error), per due dei tre tassi di cambio, mentre è vero il contrario per il terzo tasso. Comunque, non c’è apparente differenza se la performance è misurata in termini di accuratezza direzionale. Si conclude che la scelta tra previsione diretta o indiretta è un problema empirico e che i risultati dipendono dal caso considerato.

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  • Moosa, Imad A. & Vaz, John, 2018. "Direct and Indirect Forecasting of Cross Exchange Rates," Economia Internazionale / International Economics, Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato Agricoltura di Genova, vol. 71(2), pages 173-190.
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    Keywords

    Forecasting; Random Walk; Exchange Rate Models; Cross Exchange Rates;
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    JEL classification:

    • C53 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Forecasting and Prediction Models; Simulation Methods
    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
    • F37 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Finance Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications

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