ECB Foreign Exchange Intervention and the EURO: Institutional Framework,News, and Intervention

Using a unique intervention news data set, this paper investigates the impact of ECB intervention and intervention-related news (newswire reports) on the Euro exchange rate. A time-series study of news generated by ECB officials and market participants regarding intervention and the value of the Euro as well as an event study of firm reports of ECB intervention is conducted. Both studies find significant short-run effects on the Euro value, while only negative statements (official statements denying past intervention or ruling out future intervention) appear to have persistent effects.     

外汇储备增长对我国物价影响的实证分析

2007年以来,我国物价水平出现持续攀升的势头。2008年1～4月份,居民消费价格水平同比上涨8.2%。与物价上涨相对应的是我国外汇储备水平创出了历史新高,截至2008年6月末,我国外汇储备余额达1.8万亿美元。那么,外汇储备增长与物价上涨之间有没有直接的联系?本文从短期和长期两个视角,理论和实证相结合探讨了我国外汇储备增长对物价上涨的影响及其作用机制。     

中国B股市场与A股市场并轨问题研究

本文从B股市场的设立与发展谈起,论述了B股市场随着我国资本市场的开放,其功能和作用正在逐步丧失的现实,详细分析了现在B股市场主要面临的问题,并且将A股市场与B股市场,H股市场与B股市场相比较,提出了A股市场与B股市场并轨的解决方法。     

Exchange rate regimes and real exchange rate volatility: Does inflation targeting help or hurt?

This paper revisits the comparison of the effects of inflation targeters versus hard fixers and intermediate exchange rate regimes. In particular, we are interested in exploring the impact of inflation targeting (IT) on real effective exchange rate (REER) volatility for a panel of 62 developing countries over the period 2006–2012. We also analyze the impact of IT regimes on REER in terms of its two component parts, i.e. relative tradable prices across countries as well as sectoral prices of tradables and nontradables within countries. The paper accounts for self-selection concerns regarding policy adoption and examines the effects of commodity exports and foreign exchange intervention. Notably, IT regimes seem to have experienced greater REER volatility, largely driven by external prices in developed countries. For developing countries, IT regimes show no difference in REER volatility, though there is some evidence that they have lower volatility in internal prices.     

The foreign exchange exposure of Chinese banks

Using the capital market approach and the equity price data of 14 listed Chinese banks, this empirical study finds that there is a positive relationship between bank size and foreign exchange exposure. This relationship may reflect the larger foreign exchange operations and trading positions of larger Chinese banks and their significant indirect foreign exchange exposure arising from impacts of the renminbi exchange rate movements on their customers. Empirical evidence also suggests that the average foreign exchange exposures of state-owned and joint-stock commercial banks in China are higher than those of banks in Hong Kong, notwithstanding their limited participation in international banking businesses compared with their Hong Kong counterparts. It is also found that negative foreign exchange exposure is prevalent for larger Chinese banks, suggesting that an appreciation of the renminbi tends to reduce their equity value. It is therefore likely that the banking sector's performance will be hampered. Together with the fact that decreases in equity values generally imply a higher default risk, the effects of different scenarios of renminbi appreciation on the default risk of Chinese banks should therefore be closely monitored.     

金融危机背景下中国外汇储备管理战略探析

至2003年以来,我国国际收支持续顺差,外汇储备呈上升趋势,截止目前中国外汇储备已突破2.1万亿美元的大关。次贷危机乃至全球性金融危机的爆发,美元贬值直接对中国外汇储备的安全性产生威胁。本文首先对金融危机背景下中国外汇储备的现状进行分析,指出美元贬值给中国外汇储备带来的风险,重点探讨应对这种危害的战略,主要从短期和长期战略角度,提出采取减持美元政府债券、人民币区域化、币种多元化等多种对策以保证外汇储备管理的安全性。     

公开信息与国债市场价格的发现过程--基于中国的经验实证分析

本文运用事件研究法考察了我国交易所市场国债价格对CPI的反应。研究发现，只在交易所市场交易的债券对CPI存在提前反应，而跨市场国债则不存在这种情况。此外，无论是仅在交易所市场交易的债券，还是跨市场国债，对坏消息都存在反应过度的情形。我们认为，两个市场参与者的不同特性以及交易制度和交易方式方面的缺陷是决定两个市场不同价格行为的主要原因。     

A structural break in the effects of Japanese foreign exchange intervention on yen/dollar exchange rate volatility

We study the impact of Japanese foreign exchange intervention on the volatility of the yen/dollar exchange rate since the early 1990’s in a GARCH framework with interventions as exogenous variables. Using daily intervention data provided by the Japanese Ministry of Finance, we show that the effect of interventions varies over time. From 1991 up to the late 1990’s, Japanese foreign exchange intervention is associated with an increase in volatility of the yen/dollar exchange rate. After the year 1997, Japanese foreign exchange intervention correlates with reductions in exchange rate volatility. This can be explained by the fact that Japanese foreign exchange intervention remained quasi unsterilized in the liquidity trap.

An Investigation of the Value Relevance of Alternative Foreign Exchange Disclosures*

We demonstrate analytically and empirically that valuing a firm with foreign operations in the presence of exchange rate uncertainty requires information on the foreign operating cash flows disaggregated by currency and persistence. In particular, given consolidated earnings, investors need information on the exchange gain or loss on permanent foreign operating cash flows. We extend the model to show how the permanent foreign cash flows can be used to condition the change in the translation adjustment to make it value‐relevant; however, using the permanent foreign cash flows directly is superior for valuation purposes. The empirical tests support our hypothesis that the market response to exchange rate movements is sensitive to the relative magnitudes of revenues and costs denominated in each foreign currency in which a firm has transactions. Disclosure of cash flows by currency should enhance the valuation of firms with foreign operations.     

全球外汇储备、金融控制与我国的金融安全

在金融全球化时代,美国通过金融控制主宰着世界经济。美国凭借美元“中心货币”地位而攫取的国际铸币税成为弥补其经常项目逆差的稳定来源,这是全球经济不平衡的根源;作为世界头号外汇储备大国,我国面临资产价格泡沫膨胀和外汇储备稳定性下降这两大金融安全问题;美元在全球外汇储备中的比重下降将直接导致美国国际铸币税的减少,致使经常项目逆差逐步丧失稳定的弥补途径,使其容易陷入金融危机,导致后布雷顿森林体系的崩溃;我国应通过美元储备的替代来减少国际铸币税剥削,同时推进人民币的国际化以分享国际铸币税收益。     

人民币对外升值对内贬值矛盾剖析

2005年人民币汇率政策改革以来,人民币对美元大幅升值,从理论上讲,人民币对外持续升值有利于抑制国内通货膨胀,使人民币的购买力增大,可恰恰相反,从2007年以来,中国一直处于高通货膨胀的态势,理论在现实中出现了矛盾。本文通过对人民币升值和通货膨胀的原因分析,得出两者并不矛盾。     

一体化背景下二元市场成因分析——基于中国企业拓展市场的视角

本文从企业拓展市场角度把中国企业面临的市场选择分为内需市场与外需市场。在拓展外需市场时,中国企业表现了旺盛的竞争性;而在拓展内需市场时,则异常乏力甚至无奈。通过界定内外需市场,分析这种二元市场的成因,从而为协调我国内需与外需市场的发展提出一种思考的角度。     

论物流企业的信息化建设

随着消费需求的多样化以及商品更新换代速度的加快,物流服务需求呈现出小批量、高频率的特征。在这种情况下,要求物流信息不断更新,且速度越来越快。物流企业只有通过信息化建设,才能够对顾客服务实施更为有效的管理。本文在论述物流企业信息化建设的重要性的基础上,分析了我国物流企业当前信息化建设存在的问题,并进一步提出了建议。     

人民币汇率弹性化改革对中国金融市场的影响

2005年下半年以来,人民币汇改已成为促进我国金融市场改革与发展的重要因素:外汇市场创新和改革的\"催化剂\"、利率市场化和货币市场创新的\"助推器\"、股市的\"鲶鱼\"等.就将来而言,人民币汇改仍将是推动我国金融创新与发展的重要力量,但随着资本账户的进一步开放和汇率弹性的进一步增加,也将会增加我国金融市场的不稳定性和金融风险.     

一种基于ANN的市场营销组合策略模型

应用人工神经网络,充分考虑影响产品市场占有率的各种因素,建立相应的神经网络模型。借此对市场营销组合策略进行前瞻性分析,有助于企业根据市场特点,有针对性的选择市场营销组合策略,从而提高企业产品的市场占有率。     

引入优先股是证券市场的一项重要的制度安排

证券市场的管理和创新始终是证券监管部门的一项重要职能。中国证券市场由于其诞生背景的特殊性,使其具有天然的缺陷,证券品种单一即是其一。引入优先股是证券市场的一项重要的制度安排。本文在对优先股的特点和意义论述的基础上,结合国内外优先股的实践,对我国证券市场引入优先股提出了有关建议。