The transmission of policy decisions to financial markets is an integral part of the monetary transmission mechanism. However, one of the major problems in estimating the effect of monetary policy on asset prices is the simultaneous response of policy actions and the asset prices to each other....

The global financial crisis in 2008 has affected economies in many aspects. Besides the devastating effects of the crisis on banks, expansionary policies have been revived in consequence of economic recession. On the other hand, the recovery packages for financial sector have imposed a burden on...

The aim of this study is to display the place of interest rate smoothing rule in literatüre by means of theory and metodoloji. While the primary aim of Central Banks is to maintain price stability, their secondary aim is to maintain and sustain financial stability. Interest rate smoothing is...

In this paper, we investigate the responsiveness of financial markets to monetary policy expectations in Turkey. According to the efficient markets hypothesis, financial markets respond to anticipated policy actions prior to a policy announcement. As a result, they are expected to respond only...

Klasik gelenek, konjonktür dalgalarını piyasa mekanizmasının kendiliğinden ortadan kaldırabileceği geçici sapmalar olarak değerlendirirken; kapitalizmin doğası gereği istikrarsız olduğunu kabul eden Keynesçi gelenek, aktivist politikalarla konjonktür dalgalarının önlenmesi...

Bu calismada TCMB para politikasi ile ilgili beklentilerin sermaye piyasalari uzerindeki etkisi incelenmektedir. Etkin piyasa hipotezinin (“efficient market hypothesis”) gecerli olmasi durumunda merkez bankasi tarafindan yapilan faiz karari aciklamasini takiben sermaye piyasalarinin sadece...

This study aims to determine whether the traditional or portfolio approach is relevant for developing countries, by using the relationship between stock prices and exchange rates. For this purpose, cointegration (Pesaran et al., 2001) and causality tests (Toda Yamamoto, 1995) are used to examine...

Interest rate is one of the most observed and forecasted variables in financial markets. Interest rates and the volatility of interest rates play a crucial role in pricing financial instruments. In this empirical study, we try to investigate which short term interest rate model is appropriate...

In this paper, we investigate the responsiveness of financial markets to monetary policy expectations in Turkey. According to the efficient markets hypothesis, financial markets respond to anticipated policy actions prior to a policy announcement. As a result, they are expected to respond only...