EFFECTS ON INTEREST RATES OF IMMEDIATELY RELEASING FOMC DIRECTIVES
"Prior to February 1994, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) did not officially release its current Domestic Policy Directives to the public until after the next FOMC meeting, a lag of approximately 45 days. Thus, the public never knew the FOMC's latest decisions about short-run monetary policy. On 11 occasions between early 1989 and May 1993, however, the essence of the directives was "leaked" to the Wall Street Journal within one week of an FOMC meeting. This study tests Federal Reserve officials' original assertion that early release of directives would increase volatility in financial markets by creating announcement effects. The study finds some evidence of announcement effects in certain instances, but the assertion that an immediate release would "roil the markets" appears unfounded". Copyright 1994 Western Economic Association International.
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1994
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Authors: | BELONGIA, MICHAEL T. ; KLIESEN, KEVIN L. |
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Contemporary Economic Policy. - Western Economic Association International - WEAI, ISSN 1074-3529. - Vol. 12.1994, 4, p. 79-91
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Western Economic Association International - WEAI |
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