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We use a structural vector autoregression model to characterise the aggregate and industry effects of exchange rate movements on the Australian economy. We find that a temporary 10 per cent appreciation of the real exchange rate that is unrelated to the terms of trade or interest rate...
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In an open economy inflation-targeting framework, whether policy-makers should target aggregate or non-traded inflation depends on the structural relationships in the economy. This paper shows that in a small empirical model of the Australian economy, it makes little difference which measure is...
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event study with carefully selected sample periods for four countries (Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom …
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This paper examines the effects of monetary policy in Australia using a small structural vector autoregression model … starting point to analyse monetary policy in Australia. Consistent with Kim and Roubini, we find no evidence of the price or … with both the existing SVAR literature and previous empirical work for Australia. We find that monetary policy shocks have …
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Using weekly data on the positions of different types of participants in currency futures markets we present evidence that suggests speculators are profitable. Across six currencies, speculators’ gross profits are seemingly positive in 60 per cent of weeks. The profits are significant even...
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In the second half of 1997 many Asian emerging economies suffered large declines in both their currency and equity markets. This Asian financial turmoil arose primarily from three interrelated sets of factors, namely: shortcomings in the financial sector at a time when global liquidity...
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transient effects on inflation could be counterproductive. Accordingly, we investigate whether the Reserve Bank of Australia …
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