Due to the high importance of the American economy, in the past, announcements of US macroeconomic data were shown to have a significant impact on financial markets in general, and on European stock markets in particular. However, as this effect may vary in time, this paper examines the changes...

This paper explores the impact of the large stock prices increases (positive shocks) and decreases (negative shocks) from the New York Stock Exchange on the returns and volatility of some European developed capital markets. We found that more than a half of shocks from these European stock...

Theoretical and historical experience suggests a financial centre may either include a single, consolidated and loosely regulated stock exchange attracting all intermediaries and actors, or a variety of exchanges going from strictly regulated to completely unregulated and adapted to the needs of...