Central bank communication;
Commodities;
Federal Reserve;
Monetary policy;
Price volatility;
D O I:
10.1016/j.econlet.2012.05.018
中图分类号:
F [经济];
学科分类号:
02 ;
摘要:
We analyze the influence of US monetary policy on commodity price volatility. Expected target rate changes and communications decrease volatility, whereas target rate surprises and unorthodox measures increase it. The "calming" effect of communication is reduced during the financial crisis. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
机构:
Indiana State Univ, Networks Financial Inst, Terre Haute, IN 47809 USA
Johns Hopkins Univ, Inst Appl Econ Global Hlth & Study Business Enter, Baltimore, MD USAIndiana State Univ, Networks Financial Inst, Terre Haute, IN 47809 USA
机构:
Univ Debrecen, Fac Econ & Business Adm, Debrecen, Hungary
Univ Utrecht, Fac Humanities, Utrecht, NetherlandsUniv Debrecen, Fac Econ & Business Adm, Debrecen, Hungary
Foeldvari, Peter
van Leeuwen, Bas
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Univ Utrecht, Fac Humanities, Utrecht, Netherlands
Free Univ Amsterdam, Fac Humanities, Amsterdam, NetherlandsUniv Debrecen, Fac Econ & Business Adm, Debrecen, Hungary
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Shanghai Business Sch, Res Ctr Finance, Shanghai, Peoples R ChinaShanghai Business Sch, Res Ctr Finance, Shanghai, Peoples R China
Gu, Chen
Kurov, Alexander
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West Virginia Univ, Dept Finance, Morgantown, WV USA
West Virginia Univ, John Chambers Coll Business & Econ, Dept Finance, POB 6025, Morgantown, WV 26506 USAShanghai Business Sch, Res Ctr Finance, Shanghai, Peoples R China
Kurov, Alexander
Stan, Raluca
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Univ Minnesota Duluth, Dept Accounting & Finance, Duluth, MN USAShanghai Business Sch, Res Ctr Finance, Shanghai, Peoples R China