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1、Part III Exchange Rate Risk Management,Exchange Rate Forecasting,9,Chapter,South-Western/Thomson Learning 2006,Chapter Objectives,To explain how firms can benefit from forecasting exchange rates; To describe the common techniques used for forecasting; and,MNCs need exchange rate forecasts for their:
2、 hedging decisions, short-term financing decisions, short-term investment decisions, capital budgeting decisions, earnings assessments, and long-term financing decisions.,Why Firms Forecast Exchange Rates,Corporate Motives for Forecasting Exchange Rates,Forecasting Techniques,The numerous methods av
3、ailable for forecasting exchange rates can be categorized into four general groups:technical,fundamental,market-based, andmixed.,Technical forecasting involves the use of historical data to predict future values. Speculators may find the models useful for predicting day-to-day movements. However, si
4、nce the models typically focus on the near future and rarely provide point or range estimates, they are of limited use to MNCs.,Technical Forecasting,Fundamental forecasting is based on the fundamental relationships between economic variables and exchange rates. E.g. subjective assessments, quantita
5、tive measurements based on regression models and sensitivity analyses. Note that the use of PPP to forecast future exchange rates is inadequate since PPP may not hold and future inflation rates are also uncertain.,Fundamental Forecasting,In general, fundamental forecasting is limited by: the uncerta
6、in timing of the impact of the factors, the need to forecast factors that have an immediate impact on exchange rates, the omission of factors that are not easily quantifiable, and changes in the sensitivity of currency movements to each factor over time.,Fundamental Forecasting,Market-based forecast
7、ing uses market indicators to develop forecasts. The current spot/forward rates are often used, since speculators will ensure that the current rates reflect the market expectation of the future exchange rate. For long-term forecasting, the interest rates on risk-free instruments can be used under co
8、nditions of IRP.,Market-Based Forecasting,Mixed Forecasting,Mixed forecasting refers to the use of a combination of forecasting techniques. The actual forecast is a weighted average of the various forecasts developed.,Forecasting Services,The corporate need to forecast currency values has prompted s
9、ome consulting firms and investment/commercial banks to offer forecasting services. One way to determine the value of a forecasting service is to compare the accuracy of its forecasts to that of publicly available and free forecasts.,Forecast Performance Evaluation,An MNC that forecasts exchange rat
10、es should monitor its performance over time to determine whether its forecasting procedure is satisfactory. One popular measure, the absolute forecast error as a percentage of the realized value, is defined as:| forecasted value realized value |realized value,Absolute Forecast Errors over Time Using
11、 the Forward Rate as a Forecast for the British Pound,Forecast Performance Evaluation,MNCs are likely to have more confidence in their forecasts as they measure their forecast error over time. Forecast accuracy varies among currencies. A more stable currency can usually be more accurately predicted.
12、 If the forecast errors are consistently positive or negative over time, then there is a bias in the forecasting procedure.,Forecast Bias over Time for the British Pound,Forecast Bias,The following regression model can be used to test for forecast bias: realized value = a0 + a1 Ft 1 + m,Graphic Eval
13、uation of Forecast Performance,Region of downward bias (underestimation),Region of upward bias (overestimation),Graphic Evaluation of Forecast Performance,If the points appear to be scattered evenly on both sides of the perfect forecast line, then the forecasts are said to be unbiased. Note that a m
14、ore thorough assessment can be conducted by separating the entire period into subperiods.,Forecast Bias in Different Subperiods for the British Pound,Comparison of Forecasting Methods,The different forecasting methods can be evaluated graphically by visually comparing the deviations from the perfect
15、 forecast line, or statistically by computing the forecast errors for all periods.,Forecasting Under Market Efficiency,If the foreign exchange market is weak-form efficient, then the current exchange rates already reflect historical information. So, technical analysis would not be useful. If the mar
16、ket is semistrong-form efficient, then all the relevant public information is already reflected in the current exchange rates.,If the market is strong-form efficient, then all the relevant public and private information is already reflected in the current exchange rates. Foreign exchange markets are
17、 generally found to be at least semistrong-form efficient.,Forecasting Under Market Efficiency,Nevertheless, MNCs may still find forecasting worthwhile, since their goal is not to earn speculative profits but to use exchange rate forecasts to implement policies. In particular, MNCs may need to determine the range of possible exchange rates in order to assess the degree to which their operating performance could be affected.,
