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FX Swaps: Implications for Financial and Economic Stability

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  • Ms. Li L Ong
  • Ms. Bergljot B Barkbu

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The proliferation of foreign exchange (FX) swaps as a source of funding and as a hedging tool has focused attention on the role of the FX swap market in the recent crisis. The turbulence in international money markets spilled over into the FX swap market in the second-half of 2007 and into 2008, giving rise to concerns over the ability of banks to roll over their funding requirements and manage their liquidity risk. The turmoil also raised questions about banks' ability to continue their supply of credit to the local economy, as well as the external financing gap it could create. In this paper, we examine the channels through which FX swap transactions could affect a country's financial and economic stability, and highlight the strategies central banks can employ to mitigate market pressures. While not offering any judgment on the instrument itself, we show that the use of FX swaps for funding and hedging purposes is not infallible, especially during periods of market stress.

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  • Ms. Li L Ong & Ms. Bergljot B Barkbu, 2010. "FX Swaps: Implications for Financial and Economic Stability," IMF Working Papers 2010/055, International Monetary Fund.
    • Handle: RePEc:imf:imfwpa:2010/055
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    1. Mr. Kalin I Tintchev, 2013. "Connected to Whom? International Interbank Borrowing During the Global Crisis," IMF Working Papers 2013/014, International Monetary Fund.
    2. Yannis Dafermos & Daniela Gabor & Jo Michell, 2023. "FX swaps, shadow banks and the global dollar footprint," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 55(4), pages 949-968, June.
    3. Nicola Moreni & Andrea Pallavicini, 2017. "Derivative Pricing With Collateralization And Fx Market Dislocations," International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance (IJTAF), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 20(06), pages 1-27, September.
    4. McGuire, Patrick, 2022. "FX swaps and forwards in global dollar debt: “Known knowns” and “known unknowns”," Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier, vol. 64(C).
    5. Bergbrant, Mikael C. & Hunter, Delroy M., 2018. "(How) do credit market conditions affect firms' post-hedging outcomes? Evidence from bank lending standards and firms' currency exposure," Journal of Corporate Finance, Elsevier, vol. 50(C), pages 203-222.
    6. Piotr Mielus, 2012. "Market Measures of Convergence in Central & Eastern Europe Emerging Markets in the Period of Turbulences on the Financial Market," Ekonomia journal, Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw, vol. 31.
    7. Jeong, Daehee, 2010. "Margin and Funding Liquidity: An Empirical Analysis on the Covered Interest Parity in Korea," KDI Policy Studies 2010-01, Korea Development Institute (KDI).

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