Central bank informal communications became more frequent and acquired more mass media attention after the global financial crisis. Do investors react to the content (e.g., future expansionary or restrictive policy) of informal central bank communications? And especially, do investors have a...

Central bank informal communication became more frequent and acquired more mass media attention after the global financial crisis. Do investors remember past central bank communications when a new communication is released? Focusing on the United States, we show that abnormal stock returns...