Foreign exchange intervention and the Australian dollar: Has it mattered?

International Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-171

  Edison, Hali ^a   Cashin, Paul ^a   Liang, Hong ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Exchange rate volatility; Foreign exchange intervention; GARCH modelling

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL BANK; CURRENCY MARKET; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EXCHANGE RATE; FINANCIAL POLICY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33646785366     PISSN: 10769307     EISSN: 10991158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.299     Document Type: Article

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