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A simple explanation of biased movements of renminbi exchange rate

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  • Cho-Hoi Hui

    (Research Department, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, 55/F, Two International Finance Centre, 8, Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong, P. R. China2Institute of Theoretical Physics and Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, P. R. China)

  • Chi-Fai Lo

    (Research Department, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, 55/F, Two International Finance Centre, 8, Finance Street, Central, Hong Kong, P. R. China2Institute of Theoretical Physics and Department of Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong, P. R. China)

Abstract

The central parity of the renminbi is determined by the closing rate on the previous day according to the central parity formation mechanism following the August 2015 reform. This paper develops a simple model to study how this mechanism affects the currency’s exchange rate dynamics. The central parity is shown to be under monotonic decay or growth conditional on its rate relative to the expected exchange rate determined by a generic stochastic process. Such dynamics requires the central bank to engage in vigorous intra-marginal intervention to halt currency depreciation (or appreciation). Such upward (or downward) bias will disappear if a randomizing factor subject to market conditions is incorporated into the mechanism. The analysis is consistent with the observations in the renminbi foreign exchange market, and the theories and results in the previous studies on target zones.

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  • Cho-Hoi Hui & Chi-Fai Lo, 2018. "A simple explanation of biased movements of renminbi exchange rate," International Journal of Financial Engineering (IJFE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 5(04), pages 1-12, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijfexx:v:05:y:2018:i:04:n:s2424786318500408
    DOI: 10.1142/S2424786318500408
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