We apply nonparametric statistical procedures to extract jumps around scheduled macroeconomic news in U.S. Treasury bond, U.S. Treasury note and Eurodollar futures prices from 2001 to 2004. Volatility and trading activity during announcement days with jumps versus no jumps are also analyzed with...

By analyzing a novel transaction-level dataset, this study reveals the microstructural liquidity dynamics around scheduled macroeconomic announcements. Specifically, we examine whether investor composition contributes to liquidity fluctuations in a highly liquid and purely order-driven index...