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Global FX Factors 2024

We compute currency risk factors and portfolios from the FX literature based on the following works: Lustig, Roussanov and Verdelhan (2011), Menkhoff, Sarno, Schmeling and Schrimpf (2012) and Menkhoff, Sarno, Schmeling and Schrimpf (2017)

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Firm Characteristics and Stock Returns in Brazil 2024

We investigate the impact of firm characteristics on stock returns in the Brazilian financial market, considering a long list of characteristics found be relevant in the U.S. market. Employing Fama-MacBeth regressions, alongside machine learning techniques, we examine over 24 firm-level characteristics. Our findings highlight the stronger influence of price-related metrics, such as momentum, liquidity, size and volatility, over accounting variables.

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Monetary Policy Shocks in Brazil 2024

Presents a methodology to detect MP Shocks in Brazil using daily frequency data, building on Ferreira Neto's adaptation (2023) of Gertler and Karadi's (2015) framework.