This paper studies the reaction of the mean and volatility of the euro-dollar exchange rate to statements of ECB … officials during the first years of EMU. We focus on statements on monetary policy and the (potential) strength of the euro. We …. In some cases there are effects of statements on the level of the euro-dollar rate. Efforts to talk up the euro have not …

national economies of the Euro-zone. Analysing macro and micro-economic evidence, with chapters by central bank economists …; Part 1 Macroeconometric evidence on the transmission mechanism in the euro area; Part 2 Firms' investment and monetary …; Part 4 Monetary policy in the euro area: summary and discussion of the main findings; Appendix; References; Figures; Tables …

political issues: an accesible guide.This history and analysis of the euro and the European Central Bank traces the process of … making of European monetary unification since 1979, offers an accessible guide to the euro and the European Central Bank for … policy, monetary policy, the euro as unifier in the financial system, the payment system, the euro as an international actor …