A Way With Words: The Economics of the Fed’s Press Conference

Fernando Duarte and Carlo Rosa

No 20131125, Liberty Street Economics from Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Abstract: When central bankers speak, traders, journalists, and politicians listen with bated breath. The marked asset price reaction to Chairman Bernanke’s June press conference confirms the importance of his comments in the marketplace.

Keywords: stocks; FOMC press conference; Bernanke; bond yields; Summary of Economic Projections (SEP); minutes; fx; exchange rates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E5 G1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-11-25
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