The response of long-term interest rates to news about monetary policy actions: Empirical evidence for the U.S. and Germany

Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 397-412

  Nautz, Dieter ^a   Wolters, Jürgen ^a  

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EID: 0033419884     PISSN: 00432636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02707332     Document Type: Article

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