RBA monetary policy communication: The response of Australian interest rate futures to changes in RBA monetary policy

Pacific Basin Finance Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 793-808

  Smales, Lee A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Futures markets; Interest rates; International financial markets; Monetary policy; RBA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860652812     PISSN: 0927538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pacfin.2012.04.002     Document Type: Article

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