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between large and small traders, and an upper bound of total speculation. To account for the large number of testable …
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We compare the effects of the US macro news on the exchange rates of carry trade target currencies and safe-haven currencies in the post-GFC period. Relying on the data of 5-min changes of exchange rates, we find significant responses of currencies to the surprises of the US macro news. The...
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In this study, we test a set of country macro sentiment indexes that measure the trailing sentiment on both scheduled and unscheduled economic and geopolitical news events. We develop a cross-over strategy in the FX market based on short to long-term news sentiment inflection points covering the...
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This paper investigates the nature and the determinants of the Australian Dollar (AUD) carry trades using a Markov regime shifting model over the period 2 Jan 1999 to 31 Dec 2012. We find that the AUD could have been used, except for a number of short periods notably surrounding the outbreak of...
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An event study is used to assess the views of Keynes and Friedman on speculation. Speculative extremes are ranked by … little about the future in either case, suggesting that speculation is more than just random noise and supporting the view …
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developing economy, like Iran, through the channel of the relationship between bank deposits, stock market, and speculation in … low banks deposits regimes. Both FIs have negatively impacted speculation in the FEM in high and low exchange rates … very high inflation regimes. In comparison, the impact of speculation in the FEM has been negative on investment and …
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The purpose of this study is to examine the role of options volatility and bid-ask spread as microstructural variables in determining whether the foreign exchange market’s price formation process in response to macroeconomic announcements is characterised by changes in risk perception and...
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Although the effects of economic news announcements on asset prices are well established, theserelationships are unlikely to be stable. This paper documents the time variation in the responses of yield curves and exchange rates using high-frequency data from January 2000 through August 2011....
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Although the effects of economic news announcements on asset prices are well established, these relationships are unlikely to be stable. This paper documents the time variation in the responses of yield curves and exchange rates using high-frequency data from January 2000 through August 2011....
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