In this paper, we investigate the impact of monetary policy signals stemming from the Bundesbank Council and the FOMC on the intradaily Deutsche Mark-dollar volatility (five minutes frequency). For that, we estimate an AR(1)-GARCH(1,1) model, which integrates a polynomials structure depending on...

The paper deals with the fear-of-losing-customers argument for price rigidity. We address the following question: does the fact that customers are subject to non-renewal clause foster price flexibility? Using a new database in which customers are forced to change their subscription each year, we...