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The employment report and the dollar

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  • Ethan S. Harris
  • Natasha M. Zabka

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Perhaps no piece of news garners more attention in exchange markets than the U.S. employment report. Yet there has been only limited research on the market's response to the monthly release. This article quantifies the impact of the report and explains why exchange market sensitivity to the employment announcements has increased over time.

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  • Ethan S. Harris & Natasha M. Zabka, 1995. "The employment report and the dollar," Current Issues in Economics and Finance, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, vol. 1(Nov).
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fednci:y:1995:i:nov:n:v.1no.8
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