International Parity Relationships & Forecasting Chapter Six Foreign Exchange Rates INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL Chapter Objective: MANAGEMENT 6 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Seventh Edition This chapter examines several key international parity relationships, such as interest rate parity and Fourth Edition purchasing power parity. EUN / RESNICK 6-0 EUN / RESNICK Copyright © 2015 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-1 Chapter Outline Interest Rate Parity Purchasing Power Parity l The Fisher Effects l Forecasting Exchange Rates l Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Chapter Outline l Interest Rate Parity Covered Interest Arbitrage IRP and Exchange Rate Determination n Reasons for Deviations from IRP n l n Purchasing Power Parity The Fisher Effects l Forecasting Exchange Rates l l 6-2 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-3 Chapter Outline l l Interest Rate Parity Purchasing Power Parity PPP Deviations and the Real Exchange Rate n Evidence on Purchasing Power Parity n The Fisher Effects l Forecasting Exchange Rates Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Chapter Outline Interest Rate Parity Purchasing Power Parity l The Fisher Effects l Forecasting Exchange Rates l l l 6-4 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-5 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 Chapter Outline Interest Rate Parity Interest Rate Parity l Purchasing Power Parity l The Fisher Effects l Forecasting Exchange Rates l Efficient Market Approach Fundamental Approach n Technical Approach n Performance of the Forecasters n n Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-6 Interest Rate Parity Interest Rate Parity Defined Interest Rate Parity Defined Covered Interest Arbitrage l Interest Rate Parity & Exchange Rate Determination l Reasons for Deviations from Interest Rate Parity (Covered) IRP is an arbitrage condition. If IRP did not hold, then it would be possible for an astute trader to make unlimited amounts of money exploiting the arbitrage opportunity. l Since we don’t typically observe persistent arbitrage conditions, we can safely assume that IRP holds. l l l l n Interest Rate Parity Carefully Defined Consider alternative one year investments for $100,000: 1. Invest in the U.S. at i$. Future value = $100,000 × (1 + i$) 2. Trade your $ for £ at the spot rate, invest $100,000/S$/£ in Britain at i£ and get rid of any exchange rate risk by selling the future value of the British investment forward. Future value = $100,000(1 + i£)× F$/£ S$/£ Since these investments have the same risk, they must have the same future value (otherwise an arbitrage would exist) (1 + i£) × 6-10 F$/£ = (1 + i$) S$/£ Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Exception in periods of financial market stress? Why? Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-9 Alternative 2: Send your $ on a round trip to Britain $1,000 S$/£ $1,000 Alternative 1: invest $1,000 at i$ $1,000×(1 + i$) = IRP Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-8 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-7 Step 3: repatriate future value to the U.S.A. IRP Step 2: Invest those pounds at i£ Future Value = $1,000 × (1+ i£) S$/£ $1,000 × (1+ i£) × F$/£ S$/£ Since both of these investments have the same risk, they must Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. have6-11 the same future value—otherwise an arbitrage would exist 2 Interest Rate Parity Interest Rate Parity Defined l $100,000 $1,000×(1 + i$) = $100,000(1 + i$) 1. Trade $100,000 for £ at S $100,000(F/S)(1 + i£) (1 + i$) = 3. One year later, trade £ for $ at F 2. Invest £100,000 at i£ S Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-12 The scale of the project is unimportant Interest Rate Parity Defined Formally, 6-13 F$/£ S$/£ × (1+ i£) Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Interest Rate Parity Carefully Defined l (F/S)(1 + i¥) = (1 + i$) or if you prefer, 1 + i$ F = 1 + i¥ S $1,000 × (1+ i ) × F £ $/£ S$/£ Depending upon how you quote the exchange rate ($ per ¥ or ¥ per $) we have: 1 + i¥ F¥/$ = 1 + i$ S¥/$ or 1 + i$ F$/¥ = 1 + i¥ S$/¥ IRP is sometimes approximated as i$ – i¥ = F – S S 6-14 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-15 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. IRP and Covered Interest Arbitrage IRP and Covered Interest Arbitrage If IRP failed to hold, an arbitrage would exist. It’s easiest to see this in the form of an example. Consider the following set of foreign and domestic interest rates and spot and forward exchange rates. A trader with $1,000 to invest could invest in the U.S., in one year his investment will be worth $1,071 = $1,000×(1+ i$) = $1,000×(1.071) Alternatively, this trader could exchange $1,000 for £800 at the prevailing spot rate, (note that £800 = $1,000÷$1.25/£) invest £800 at i£ = 11.56% for one year to achieve £892.48. Translate £892.48 back into dollars at F360($/£) = $1.20/£, the £892.48 will be exactly $1,071. Spot exchange rate 360-day forward rate 6-16 S($/£) = $1.25/£ F360($/£) = $1.20/£ U.S. discount rate i$ = 7.10% British discount rate i£ = 11.56% Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-17 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 3 Interest Rate Parity & Exchange Rate Determination Interest Rate Parity $1,000 1. Trade $100,000 for £800 2. Invest £800 at 11.56% = i£ $1,071 According to IRP only one 360-day forward rate, F360($/£), can exist. It must be the case that F360($/£) = $1.20/£ $1,071 Why? 3. One year later, trade £892.48 for $ at F360($/£) = $1.20/£ If, say, F360($/£) ≠ $1.20/£, an astute trader could make money with one of the following strategies: Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-18 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-19 Arbitrage Strategy I Arbitrage Strategy II If F360($/£) > $1.20/£ i. Borrow $1,000 at t = 0 at i$ = 7.1%. If F360($/£) < $1.20/£ i. Borrow £800 at t = 0 at i£= 11.56% . ii. Exchange $1,000 for £800 at the prevailing spot rate, (note that £800 = $1,000÷$1.25/£) invest £800 at 11.56% (i£) for one year to achieve £892.48 ii. Exchange £800 for $1,000 at the prevailing spot rate, invest $1,000 at 7.1% for one year to achieve $1,071. iii. Translate £892.48 back into dollars, if F360($/£) > $1.20/£ , £892.48 will be more than enough to repay your dollar obligation of $1,071. iii. Translate $1,071 back into pounds, if F360($/£) < $1.20/£ , $1,071 will be more than enough to repay your £ obligation of £892.48. Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-20 Reasons for Deviations from IRP l Transactions Costs The interest rate available to an arbitrageur for borrowing, ib, may exceed the rate he can lend at, il. n There may be bid-ask spreads to overcome, Fb/Sa < F/S n Thus “Problems” with Covered IRP l n (Fb/Sa)(1 + i$a) - (1 + i¥ b) ≤ 0 l Capital Controls n 6-22 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-21 It is an arbitrage relation n l What if we want to forecast future FX rates, or to explain past FX rate changes Where is inflation? n Shouldn’t inflation affect exchange rates? n If so, what is the connection with IRP? u For example, why did the dollar depreciate in March 2008 against the € despite news of an unexpected drop in US inflation and Eurozone inflation at a 14-year high? Governments sometimes restrict the import/export of currency by means of taxes or outright bans. Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-23 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 4 Purchasing Power Parity Purchasing Power Parity l Purchasing Power Parity and Exchange Rate Determination Law of One Price Absolute version of PPP n Relative version of PPP n n u The 6-24 Absent transactions costs, goods should cost the same in any pair of countries: P$ = P£ . S($/£), i.e., P$ S($/£) = P£ l Example: if an ounce of gold costs $600 in the U.S. and £300 in the U.K., then the price of one pound in terms of dollars should be: P$ $600 S($/£) = = = $2/£ P£ £300 l 6-26 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. PPP and Exchange Rate Determination (“Relative” Version of PPP) l l Idea: “Relative PPP” states that the rate of change in the exchange rate, denoted e, should be equal to the differences between inflation rates (why?): (st+T – st) (π$ – π£) ≈ π$ – π£ e= = st (1 + π£ ) If U.S. inflation is π$ = 5% and U.K. inflation is π£ = 8%, then the pound should depreciate by 2.78%, i.e., lose about 3% of its value in dollars 6-28 l PPP Deviations and the Real Exchange Rate l Evidence on PPP Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. PPP and Exchange Rate Determination (“Law of One Price” Version of PPP) Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. latter is the most frequently used (“default”)version 6-25 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. PPP and Exchange Rate Determination (“Absolute” Version of PPP) l The exchange rate between two currencies should equal the ratio of the countries’ price levels: P$ S($/£) = P£ l For example, if the price of a “reference basket” is $300 in the U.S. and £150 in the U.K., then the price of 1£ in terms of the dollar should be: P$ $300 S($/£) = = = $2/£ P£ £150 6-27 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. PPP Deviations and the Real Exchange Rate (RER Index) Define the U.S. RER index = q = (1 + π$) (1 + e)(1+ π£) (1 + π$ ) so q = 1. If PPP holds, then (1 + e) = (1 + π£ ) If q < 1 competitiveness of domestic country (U.S.) improves; (Example: The Economist_07a) If q > 1 competitiveness of domestic country (U.S.) worsens. 6-29 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 5 PPP Deviations and the Real Exchange Rate (RER Level) The RER at time t is, by definition, s’t = st The RER at time t+T = s’t+T = st+T [(1+ π*)/(1+ π)] PPP Deviations and the Real Exchange Rate (RER Index) Foreign country’s RER index = If s’t+T < s’t If s’t+T > s’t 6-30 : U.S. competitiveness worsens. : U.S. competitiveness improves. Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-31 PPP Deviations and the Real Exchange Rate (Example) PPP Deviations and the Real Exchange Rate (Example) Question 2, PS#4: Intuitive Answer. The ¥/$ exchange rate moved from ¥105/1$ in March 1994 to ¥90/1$ in March 1995; During the same period, the U.S. consumer price index (CPI) rose from 130 to 133.6, and the corresponding Japanese index moved from 110 to 110.7; What was the real appreciation of the ¥ during the relevant year (3-94 to 3-95)? Explain, intuitively and formally. 6-32 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Intuitively, notice that 1$ buys in 3-95 about 14.3% (15/105) fewer ¥ than it did 1 year earlier, yet the inflation differential between the US and Japan was only 2.2% (133.6/130 - 110.7/110). Hence, the real depreciation of the $ must have been about 12% (14.3%-2.2%). We can look at the same situation from the alternative point of view of the real appreciation of the Japanese ¥. In nominal terms, the ¥ appreciated against the $ by 16.7% (from 0.009524$/1¥ to 0.011111$/ 1¥), yet the inflation differential was only 2.2%. Hence, the real appreciation of the ¥ must have been about 14.5% (16.7%-2.2%). . Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-33 PPP Deviations and the Real Exchange Rate (Example) Evidence on PPP l Question 2, PS#4: Formal Answer. s’(beginning of last year) = s’(March 94) = s’(t) = 0.009524 $/¥ PPP probably doesn’t hold precisely in the real world for a variety of reasons. n 1+µ* ⎞ s't+T = st+T ⎛⎜ ⎟ = (0.011111 $/ 1¥) 1.006 ⎝ 1+µ ⎠ 1.028 ( cost 10 times as much in OECD countries as in the developing world (Economist alternative? # of minutes to buy a Big Mac, 08-2009). ) = .010873 $/¥ n -1 = s't+T s't memory, on the other hand, is a standardized commodity that is actively traded across borders. u Even for such tradables, though, there may be deviations from PPP due to shipping costs, tariffs, quotas, etc. -1 = 0.010873 -1 = 14.17 % 0.009524 Note: The difference between the formal (14.17%) and intuitive (14.5%) answers comes from discounting. 6-34 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. vs. Tradables (TGS): u Computer Hence, the real appreciation of the ¥ is: s‘(beginning of last year) Non-Tradables (NTG, NTGS): u Haircuts s’(beginning of this year) = s’(March 95) = s’(t+T) s‘(beginning of this year) s’t q* < 1 à foreign country’s competitiveness improves (and U.S. competitive position worsens); q* > 1 à foreign country’s competitiveness worsens (and U.S. competitiveness improves). Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Question 2, PS#4. s’t+T If PPP holds, then s’t+T = s’t so q* = 1 If PPP holds, then st+T = st [(1+ π)/(1+ π*)], so s’t+T = st [(1+ π)/(1+ π*)][(1+ π*)/(1+ π )]= st = s’t q* = l PPP-determined exchange rates still provide a valuable benchmark. 6-35 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6 Evidence on PPP l The Fisher Effects Big Mac index n Law of One Price in Practice n Empirical evidence u Examples: u Country Big Mac parities for many countries (Economist site) specificities: n Is the Big Mac really a commodity in India? n Are fast-food restaurants an everyday experience everywhere? n How much time does it take to buy a Big Mac? u How l about a latte? Starbuck index, anyone? Trade-weighted real exchange rate (Economist_07d) 6-36 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-37 The Fisher Effects Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. The Fisher Effects An increase (decrease) in the expected rate of inflation will cause a proportionate increase (decrease) in the interest rate in the country. l For the U.S., the Fisher effect is written as: 1 + i$ = (1+ ρ$)(1 + E[π$]) = 1 + ρ$ + E[π$] + ρ$E[π$] i$ = ρ$ + E(π$) + ρ$E[π$] ≈ ρ$ + E[π$] Where ρ$ is the equilibrium expected “real” U.S. interest rate E[π$] is the expected rate of U.S. inflation i$ is the equilibrium expected nominal US int. rate l l Domestic Fisher effect n l International Fisher effect n l Link between a country’s nominal int. rate and its inflation rate If FF is a reality in every country, what does it say about exchnage rates Can the Fisher effects tell us anything n 6-38 about when forward rates can help predict future spot rates? Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-39 Expected Inflation l implies that the expected inflation rate is approximated as the difference between the nominal and real interest rates in each country, i.e. E[π$] = 6-40 International Fisher Effect If the Fisher effect holds in the U.S. The Fisher effect i$ = ρ$ + (1 + ρ$)E[π$] ≈ ρ$ + E[π$] l Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. (i$ – ρ$) (1 + ρ$) ≈ i$ – ρ$ Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. i$ = (1+ ρ$)(1 + E[π$]) ≈ ρ$ + E[π$] and if the Fisher effect holds in Japan, i¥ = (1+ ρ¥ )(1 + E[π¥]) ≈ ρ¥ + E[π¥] and if the real rates are the same in each country (i.e. ρ$ = ρ¥ ), then we get the International Fisher (i$ – i¥) Effect: E(e) = ≈ i$ – i¥ (1 + i¥) 6-41 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 7 Approximate Equilibrium Exchange Rate Relationships International Fisher Effect If the International Fisher Effect holds, (i$ – i¥) E(e) = (1 + i¥) and “if” IRP also holds F–S S = E(e) ≈ IFE (i$ – i¥) (i$ – i¥) (1 + i¥) ≈ PPP F–S F–S ≈ IRP S ≈ FE then “forward parity” holds: E(e) = ≈ FRPPP E(π$ – π£) S Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-42 ≈ FEP 6-43 Approximate Equilibrium Exchange Rate Relationships Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. The Exact Fisher Effects An increase (decrease) in the expected rate of inflation will cause a proportionate increase (decrease) in the interest rate in the country. l For the U.S., the Fisher effect is written as: 1 + i$ = (1 + ρ$ ) × E(1 + π$) Where ρ$ is the equilibrium expected “real” U.S. interest rate E(π$) is the expected rate of U.S. inflation i$ is the equilibrium expected nominal U.S. interest rate l E(e) ≈ UIRP (i$ – i¥) ≈ FP ≈ PPP F–S ≈ IRP S ≈ FE ≈ FRPPP E(π$ – π£) 6-44 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-45 International Fisher Effect If the Fisher effect holds in the U.S. 1 + i$ = (1 + ρ$ ) × E(1 + π$) and the Fisher effect holds in Japan, 1 + i¥ = (1 + ρ¥ ) × E(1 + π¥) and if the real rates are the same in each country ρ$ = ρ¥ then we get the E(1 + π¥) 1 + i¥ International Fisher Effect: 1 + i = E(1 + π ) $ $ 6-46 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. International Fisher Effect If the International Fisher Effect holds, E(1 + π¥) 1 + i¥ = 1 + i$ E(1 + π$) and “if” IRP also holds 1 + i¥ F¥/$ = 1 + i$ S¥/$ then forward rate PPP holds: 6-47 F¥/$ E(1 + π¥) = S¥/$ E(1 + π$) Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 8 Exact Equilibrium Exchange Rate Relationships E (S ¥ / $ ) S¥ / $ IFE 1 + i¥ 1 + i$ FEP PPP UIRP F¥ / $ S¥ /$ IRP FE Exact Equilibrium Exchange Rate Relationships 1 + i¥ 1 + i$ FRPPP FP PPP F¥ / $ S¥ /$ IRP FE E(1 + π¥) E(1 + π$) 6-48 E (S ¥ / $ ) S¥ / $ FRPPP E(1 + π¥) E(1 + π$) Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-49 Forecasting Exchange Rates Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Forecasting Exchange Rates Efficient Markets Approach Fundamental Approach l Technical Approach l Performance of the Forecasters l l 6-50 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-51 Currency Carry Trade Efficient Markets Approach Financial Markets are efficient if prices reflect all available and relevant information. l If this is so, exchange rates will only change when new information arrives, thus: St = E[St+1] and Ft = E[St+1| It] l Predicting exchange rates using the efficient markets approach is affordable – but is it good? l 6-52 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. l If UIRP does not hold, then… n n Currency carry trade buy a currency with a high rate of interest and fund the purchase by borrowing a currency with low rates of interest, without any hedging. Carry trade profitable if the int. rate diff. exceeds the appreciation of the funding currency against the target currency. l Risk? l 6-53 6-­‐‑53 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 9 Fundamental Approach l Uses econometrics to develop models that use a variety of explanatory variables. Involves 3 steps: n step 1: Estimate the structural model n step 2: Estimate future parameter values n step 3: Use the model to develop forecasts n What variables should be included – macro, order flow? n Why is this any easier than forecasting the FX rate itself? n Why should past relations between variables hold in the future? l Downside n 6-54 Technical Approach Technical analysis looks for patterns in the past behavior of exchange rates. l Clearly it is based upon the premise that history repeats itself. l Thus it is at odds with the EMH l Short-term vs. Long-term differences? l n In the short run at least, fundamental models seem not to work any better than the forward rate model or the random walk model. Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. n 6-55 Performance of the Forecasters l In the long run, fundamentals do matter In the short run, trader prophecies may be self-fulfilling Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. End Chapter Six Forecasting is difficult, especially with regard to the future. n Still, the evidence suggests that UIRP does pretty well at horizons of 5 to 10 years (in contrast to short term) As a whole, forecasters appear not to do a much better job of forecasting future exchange rates than does the forward rate l The founder of Forbes Magazine once said: “You can make more money selling financial advice than following it” l 6-56 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 6-57 Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 10