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20 February 2013

EM FX Insights
Emerging Markets Research | EEMEA

EMFX valuation: Currency wars mark-II in context

20 FEBRUARY 2013

We present our latest valuations of EM currencies for the end of Q4, using Q3 macro data filtered forwards to Q4 through our FEER (flow equilibrium exchange rate) and SEER (stock equilibrium exchange rate) models. Overall, average valuations have shifted to more overvalued/less undervalued for the third consecutive quarter. This can generally be attributed to more sluggish economic growth, stronger spot REERs and wider (narrower) current account deficits (surpluses). The currency war theme has re-emerged, driven in particular by the apparent shift in policy direction from Japan, but also given ongoing QE and discussions over the difficulties of QE exit by other developed nation central banks too. While the G20 has backed a resolution to maintain free-floats, competitive devaluation, albeit through domestic policies, will still continue in our view. That said, in most countries in EM there seems no need for much of a response despite very strong inflows at the moment given lower policy rates and still undervalued currencies in most cases. EEMEA is probably the one exception that needs to be watched closely. That said, we saw in the last round of currency wars that countries in LatAm and Asia were keen to preserve their existing undervalued status. EEMEA continues to demonstrate a wide spectrum of under- and overvalued currencies, but a general move towards overvaluation has been evident. The Russian ruble remains significantly undervalued, despite three consecutive quarters of moves closer to fair value. The Turkish lira, South African rand, Egyptian pound and Polish zloty remain overvalued, but the ZAR is the only one of these to have moved away from fair value as the current account has blown out due to the labour unrest in the mining sector. The Turkish lira has become less overvalued, as we expected, due to the current account deficit contraction. The same can be said for the zloty. The Hungarian forint has moved deeper into undervalued territory.

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Fig. 1: Changes in valuation - EEMEA and CIS

% over/under valuation 30
Q3 2012 Q4 2012

Fig. 2: Changes in valuation - LatAm and Asia

% over/under valuation 20

Q3 2012

Q4 2012

20 10

10 0

0 -10 -20
-10

-20
Hungary South Africa Romania Kazakhstan Ukraine Poland Russia Egypt Turkey Latvia Israel Czech
Indonesia Argentina

-30

China

Malaysia

Singapore

Philippines

Hong Kong

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Colombia

Thailand

Taiwan

Mexico

Korea

Brazil

Chile

India

-30

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In Asia, IDR, KRW and HKD have joined INR in overvalued territory while THB has moved to fair value. Our model suggests that the remaining currencies are undervalued, thanks to current account surpluses and FX policy choices. The slight overall reduction in undervaluation was due to an increasing output gap and narrower current account surpluses. Latin American currencies have moved slightly closer to overvaluation, except for MXN. Overall, the picture has changed little from Q3.

EEMEA
In the EEMEA region, the South African rand remains the most overvalued currency for us, having replaced the Turkish lira last quarter. The rand has crept up further, now to just under 20% overvaluation, compared with 17% last quarter. This has been more due to the rise in the FEER than SEER, with GDP growth dropping off and the current account deteriorating further on the unrest in the mining sector. We stress the difference between short-run fitting valuation metrics and our own longer-run equilibrium valuation metrics. The SARBs version is more of the former, and the work there by the research department has led to the unprecedented openness since the middle of last year in discussing currency valuation and putting the short-run fair value around 8.50-8.75. Our framework is similar to the IMFs, however. What we see from our number is a proxy for the uncompetitiveness of industry in South Africa, in particular led by rapid increases in input costs (particularly labour and energy) but also more structural issues such as those concerning infrastructure (which is being dealt with) and things like labour markets. However, the way the model works more directly is to show the long-run instability in funding a current account almost totally via portfolio flows of unknown duration. The model backs that out in order to have a smaller current account deficit to match the trend, more stable, levels of funding and FDI in particular competitiveness must be boosted via a weaker currency. The Turkish lira has seen a notable and interesting reduction in its overvaluation over the past year to a current level of 10.4%. In fact, the quarter-on-quarter fall is the second largest in our whole country sample. While the SEER has fallen, it is the FEER decrease that has made the most impact. The most significant factor in the change has been the substantial improvement in the current account deficit, from just under 10% of GDP at end-2011 to 7.2% for Q3 2012, which is very close to the sustainable level of around 7% of GDP. The strong export performance of the economy combined with the sharp slowdown in growth to low but still respectable levels has been key. A strong FDI picture relative to its peers has also led to a lower overvaluation picture within the FEER model. The combination of these factors has also been great enough to offset a significant rise (6% on last quarter) in the liras spot REER.
Fig. 3: Exchange rate valuation in EEMEA and CIS
Raw Model Output FEER SEER Average EMEA South Africa Hungary Turkey Romania Latvia Israel Czech Egypt Poland CIS Russia Kazakhstan Ukraine 22.1 -7.5 -0.4 9.1 1.1 -9.2 -7.6 19.3 15.7 25.9 -7.7 12.1 -5.4 -5.4 -2.1 3.4 2.8 4.0 24.0 -7.6 5.9 1.8 -2.2 -5.6 -2.1 11.1 9.9 FEER 17.9 -7.8 4.5 6.5 -2.0 -15.9 -9.1 18.7 16.2 Filtered result SEER Average 21.9 -8.0 16.4 -8.3 -8.6 -8.4 2.0 2.0 4.5 19.9 -7.9 10.4 -0.9 -5.3 -12.2 -3.5 10.3 10.4
LATAM Brazil Colombia Mexico Chile Argentina ASIA India Indonesia Taiwan Korea Thailand Hong Kong Philippines Malaysia China Singapore

Fig. 4: Exchange rate valuation in LatAm and Asia

Raw Model Output FEER SEER Average -3.2 -3.6 -12.7 -6.3 -4.8 -3.6 11.9 -2.0 7.2 1.5 -3.4 4.1 -7.4 0.5 -1.6 FEER -10.4 -5.7 -10.3 -2.9 -3.3 Filtered result SEER Average -10.8 10.1 0.1 10.1 3.0 -10.6 2.2 -5.1 3.6 -0.2

-20.6 -20.1 6.2

-18.0 -16.1 15.3

-19.3 -18.1 10.7

-21.2 -16.9 8.0

-18.6 -13.0 16.9

-19.9 -14.9 12.5

17.6 0.4 -34.1 -5.5 -0.8 -0.8 -12.6 -3.6 -7.6 -22.6

21.0 13.4 -11.5 -7.1 2.3 -3.0 -3.2 -13.5 -7.4 -21.2

19.3 6.9 -22.8 -6.3 0.8 -1.9 -7.9 -8.5 -7.5 -21.9

14.4 -4.1 -30.1 2.5 -1.6 2.7 -10.2 -3.5 -6.8 -20.2

18.0 9.5 -8.1 1.1 1.6 0.6 -1.0 -13.4 -6.6 -18.9

16.2 2.7 -19.1 1.8 0.0 1.7 -5.6 -8.5 -6.7 -19.6

Source: Nomura

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The Polish zlotys overvaluation has fallen moderately, with both the FEER and SEER decreasing slightly to give a valuation of 10.4%. Despite the increase in the spot REER and the economic slowdown, a contraction in the current account deficit compared with Q2 has led to a reduction in overvaluation (-4.8% of GDP to -4.1%). In the long run this overvaluation result is still very interesting in the context of a country that wants to join the euro at around the current level and shows the conflict in the case of an EU that would want it to join at a still stronger rate. The overvaluation in this sense highlights the lack of domestic savings and the reliance on portfolio inflows of questionable duration. The Hungarian forint increased in undervaluation to -7.9% after having decreased in undervaluation by the largest amount in our last publication. This is due to an increase in the current account surplus for Q3 (up to 1.3% of GDP from 0.8% for Q2) and GDP growth falling at the same rate as last year. A rising spot REER was offset by these factors. The fact the currency is already undervalued contrasts with our belief that the government wants to boost growth by devaluing the currency even more later this year under new MNB leadership. The Romanian leu and the Czech koruna are both the closest to fair value in the region (at -0.9% and -3.5% respectively) and have moved the least on the last quarter. In Romania, the most important variables have not changed much compared with the last quarter and relative trends. In the Czech Republic, however, the drop-off in GDP growth (-1.3% year-on-year for Q3) and rising REER have been offset by the narrowing current account deficit. The Israeli shekel has seen a minor decrease in its undervaluation, although it is still relatively undervalued at a level of -12.2%. This change is a result of the SEER, rather than the FEER, with the economy slowing and the current account deficit widening slightly. The Egyptian pounds overvaluation has fallen marginally to 10.3%. This move can be mainly attributed to the FEER and was due to the spot REER falling 3% from last quarter, as well as the current account deficit contracting. Within the CIS, Kazakhstan and Russia are still deep in undervalued territory, but have both moved closer to fair value. The Russian rouble has moved from -23% undervaluation to -20%. This is a consequence of the spot REER increasing (by 4.1% compared with last quarter), the current account surplus narrowing to 4.8% of GDP for Q3 from 5.6% the previous quarter, and the economy slowing down. In Kazakhstans case, the move has been significant and is now at the -15% level. This is for similar reasons to Russia with a contraction in the current account surplus and a drop off in GDP growth. For Ukraine, the overvaluation has increased to higher levels (now 12.5%) with a deteriorating current account and slower GDP growth.

Asia ex-Japan
Asian currencies remain broadly undervalued (based on data up to Q3 2012 filtered to Q4 2012) but the average undervaluation was lower than our last update in November. Drivers of this broad reduction in undervaluation include slowing GDP growth and hence increased output gap in countries like India and Hong Kong; widening [shrinking] current account deficit [surplus] in countries like Indonesia and Malaysia; and broad-based NEER appreciation of most of the Asian currencies during Q4 2012 and after the Fed announced its QE3. High current account surpluses in Taiwan and Singapore continue to be the primary source of significant undervaluation for their currencies. Though Taiwan is undervalued, we expect only moderate appreciation (4.7% against USD to 28.2) of TWD by end-2014, as we think the CBC is likely to retain a bias towards a relatively weak currency to support its export sectors and in the absence of inflationary pressures. In the near term, we think TWD appreciation is likely to be limited as an indirect effect of JPY weakness. In our view, JPY weakness could impact KRW which could then feed into a weaker TWD (see Asia FX portfolio update: delinking from JPY, 8 February 2013). Singapores high current account surplus, along with strong FDI inflows, has resulted in significant undervaluation of its currency. However, this is somewhat mitigated by the consistent appreciation of SGD on a NEER basis given the MASs policy decision in its October meeting to maintain an appreciation bias

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(Singapore: Economic, FX and rates views after MAS leaves policy unchanged, 12 October 2012). With the Singapore policymakers remaining focused on restructuring the economy, we think tight domestic policies will be maintained to complement their drive towards higher productivity. INR remains significantly overvalued due to a widening current account deficit, slowing FDI inflows and weakening GDP growth. This overvaluation may be sustained given the upside risks to the current account deficit and slowing growth (see India: Low growth, high inflation continues, 12 February 2013). In the near term, we think there is room for some INR appreciation given the potential for further announcements on reform and fiscal measures some of the important events to look out for include disinvestment and the union budget (see Asia FX portfolio update: delinking from JPY, 8 February 2013).

LatAm
In Latin America, the valuation picture in Q4 was little changed from that in Q3. The Brazilian real (BRL) remained undervalued, while other major currencies appeared to be more or less fairly valued, according to the results of our FEER and SEER models. For BRL, after trading stably in a 2.00-2.06 band, the currency embarked on a depreciation trend in November. This, coupled with a very poor Q3 GDP number, culminated in a substantially weaker currency, with USDBRL touching 2.14 in early December, as the market believed policymakers wanted an even weaker currency and thus bid up dollars. The central bank (BCB) started to voice its concerns about rapid currency movements in December, causing BRL to pare all its November losses. Looking ahead, as inflation pressures mount and look likely to stay high in 2013, we expect the government to let BRL appreciate in a gradual manner, as policy priorities shift towards combating inflation. The Argentinean peso (ARS) appeared to be at fair value, but since it is a heavily regulated currency, we think this conclusion should be treated with caution. Given the countrys macroeconomic imbalances, the need for a weaker ARS is clear, though the authorities are reluctant to allow a major, one-off depreciation for fear of a quick inflation pass-through. While the nominal exchange rate is on a constant weakening path, it is important that this translates into a real depreciation and, as such, much lower inflation will be needed to help bring the ARS real exchange rate to fair value. For MXN, although model results indicate it is slightly below fair value, we still believe it has much potential for appreciation, especially towards H2 2013, as the US recovery appears on a surer footing and domestic reform agenda gains momentum (see Views from Mexico Political gains, risks and MXN).

Appendix
FEER is a Flow Equilibrium Exchange Rate model and SEER is a Stock Equilibrium Exchange Rate model. They look at the flows and stocks of external imbalances and find the required shift in the real effective exchange rate to achieve equilibrium. See A little look at EM FX fair value, (22 January 2009) for more details.

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