The high-frequency analysis of foreign exchange dynamics is helpful in order to better identify the impact of central bank interventions. Evidence robustly shows that interventions do indeed move the exchange rate level in the desired direction. Interventions increase volatility in the short run...

The use of technical analysis by financial market professionals is not well understood. This paper thus analyzes survey evidence from 692 fund managers in five countries, the vast majority of whom rely on technical analysis. At a forecasting horizon of weeks, technical analysis is the most...

This paper examines the puzzlingly high unexploited momentum returns from a new perspective. We analyze characteristics of momentum traders in a sample of 692 fund managers. We find that momentum traders are 'defined' by their short-term horizon, by a behavioural view on the market and by a...

Die Länder der Welt bedürfen der Kooperation, um globale Probleme zu lösen. Zudem hatDeutschland als stark außenwirtschaftlich orientiertes Land ein besonderes Interesse an weltweiterZusammenarbeit. Die weltweit akzeptierten Menschenrechte scheinen dafür eine gute Grundlagezu sein, doch bei...