Is intervention a signal of future monetary policy? Evidence from the federal funds futures market

Journal of Money, Credit and Banking

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 54-69

  Fatum, Rasmus ^a   Hutchison, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033480680     PISSN: 00222879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2601139     Document Type: Article

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