Monetary policy surprises and interest rates: Evidence from the Fed funds futures market

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 523-544

  Kuttner, Kenneth N ^a  

^a Research Department   (United States)

Author keywords

E4; Fed funds futures; G1; Monetary policy; Term structure of interest rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001011206     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3932(01)00055-1     Document Type: Article

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