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Forecasting Treasury Yield Using Macroeconomic Diffusion Index: Big Data v.s. Small Data Weiqi (Vicky) Xiong Rutgers University wxiong@econ.rutgers.edu June 27, 2017 Weiqi (Vicky) Xiong (Rutgers University) Forecasting Interest Rates June
Weiqi (Vicky) Xiong
Rutgers University wxiong@econ.rutgers.edu
June 27, 2017
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Issuer: U.S. Department of the Treasury. Maturity: 3-, 6-, 12-month, 2-, 5-, 10-year, etc.
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Issuer: U.S. Department of the Treasury. Maturity τ = 3, 6,..., 120 months. Bond price and yield: yt(τ) = − 1
τ ln(Pt(τ)).
Real-time data: 3-D yield curve (monthly).
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Buy or rent a house? Interest rate contingent asset pricing zero lower bound
Goal: Improve real-time forecast of U.S. Treasury yields.
Two general consensuses: (1) Look beyond yield cross-section: Macroeconomic variables. (2) Models with best track record: Latent factors with three (or less) parameters. Research Questions: (1) When incorporating macro-variables improves real-time forecast? (2) Possible causes of “forecast breakdowns”.
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Adding macro information improves bond yield forecasts?
Yes. In subsamples 1 and 2 (1992-99, 2000-07), DNS+FB models win in 17/20 maturity/horizon permutations.
Is predictive content in “big data” stable over time?
It’s not stable over time. In subsample 3 (2008-16), data rich models win in only 2 of 20 cases. zero lower bound? Post Great Recession confusion?
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The h-step-ahead forecast of yt+h is formed as: ˆ yt+h = ˆ β0 + ˆ β′F ˜ Ft + ˆ β′yyt−1 Unobserved latent factor: Ft, Predictor variables: Xt. Xt = ΛFt + et Data dimension reduction: Xt (8 × 1) PCA − − − → Ft (3 × 1)
Baseline DI models with yield-information only. Use Treasury yield with maturity is τ = 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 60, 84, 120 (8 × 1).
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Up to 3 macro factors extracted from a large panel of T × 103 macroeconomic variables. Data dimension reduction: Xt (103 × 1) PCA − − − → Mt (3 × 1) Percentage of total variance explained:
Principle Component Raw Standardized 1st PC 71.32% 16.53% 2nd PC 16.51% 9.47% 3rd PC 7.85% 8.52% 4th PC 1.36% 5.48% 5th PC 0.96% 4.59% . . . . . . . . . 102nd PC ∼0% ∼0% 103rd PC ∼0% ∼0%
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Source: Fred-MD https://research.stlouisfed.org/econ/mccracken/fred-databases/ 8 categories, 103 monthly time series.
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The Models:
Dynamic Nelson Siegel: a “small data” model ˆ yt(τ) = ˆ β1t + ˆ β2t[1 − exp(−λtτ) λtτ ] + ˆ β3t[1 − exp(−λtτ) λtτ − exp(−λtτ)] + ǫt Big Data Models (Dimension Reduction with PCA) ˆ yt(τ) = ˆ β′Wt + ˆ α′
1F b t + ˆ
α′
2F s t + ǫt
Strawman Econometric Models ˆ yt(τ) = ˆ β′Wt + ǫt
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Loadings on level slope curvature
Use zero coupon Treasury yield curve, monthly, 1982-2016. Gurkaynak, Sack and Wright (2006) Target variables are 1,2,3,5,10 year maturity yields Forecast horizons are h = 1, 3, 12 Prediction subsamples 1992-99, 2000-07, 2008-16, recession/expansion. Small data panel has N=10, T=415. Big data panel uses FRED-MD dataset with 103 macroeconomic variables. Predictions constructed in real-time, and estimations are based on rolling windows. Model Selection: MSFE and DM Tests.
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+FB1, +FB2 == macro information (`big data') helped in 1992-99 (subsample 1)
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+FB1, +FB2 == macro information (`big data') helped in 2000-07 (subsample 2)
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+FB1, +FB2 == macro information (`big data') helped in recession subsample
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Not so much in expansion subsample
DNS+FB models usually win in first two samples for h = 1,3. Evidence for h = 12 much more mixed, AR, VAR and pure DNS often wins. AND the ‘best’ models are almost always significantly better that AR(1) straw-man model.
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DNS model ‘winners’ are used ‘vector’ variety. DNS factors do not evolve independently of one another, when predicting. Thus, DNS factors best predicted by other DNS factos AND bid data diffusion indexes. DNS+FB evidence even stronger for recession subsample: 13/15 horizon/maturity permutations. (7/15 for expansion subsample)
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Gaussian term structure model:
Wu-Xia shadow rate (2016), Bauer and Rudebusch (2016), Christensen and Rudebusch (2015), Krippner (2015).
Forecast breakdown test:
Giacomini and Rossi (2009).
Data shrinkage method (machine learning, variable selection):
Kim and Swanson (2016).
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Thank you.
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