CFOs should consider micro and macro elements when hedging FX

Volatile foreign exchange (FX) and currency values twinned with changing regulations have raised the stakes for companies’ FX hedging strategies. But, according to a new report from Deutsche Bank, FX hedging goes far beyond mitigating currency risk; a successful FX hedging strategy can and does increase shareholder value, support a firm’s competitive position, and reduce stock price sensitivity to exchange rate movements.