The determinants of future U.S. monetary policy: High-frequency evidence

Journal of Money, Credit and Banking

Volumn 42, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 399-420

  Taylor, Nicholas ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Federal funds futures rates; Information flow; Macro economic announcements

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952028327     PISSN: 00222879     EISSN: 15384616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-4616.2009.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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