This article focuses on the relationship between the Dollar and the German stock market. Since there is only weak significance of a stable bivariate long-run relationship, relevant information sets are limited to shorter periods. Using rolling regressions, the results show that direction and...

Following the well-known approach by Adler and Dumas (1984) we evaluate the foreign exchange rate exposure of nations. Results based on data from 27 countries show that national foreign exchange rate exposures are significantly related to the current trade balance variables of corresponding...

This article contributes to the literature on macroeconomic announcements and their impact on asset prices by investigating how the 15-second Xetra DAX returns reflect the monthly announcements of the two best known business cycle forecasts for Germany, i.e. the ifo Business Climate Index and...