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Do monetary policy announcements affect foreign exchange returns and volatility? Some evidence from high-frequency intra-day South African data

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  • Cyril May
  • Greg Farrell
  • Jannie Rossouw

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This paper examines the temporal effect of domestic monetary policy surprises on both the levels and volatility of the South African rand/United States dollar exchange rate. The analysis in this ‘event study’ proceeds using intra-day minute-by-minute exchange rate data, repo rate data from the South African Reserve Bank’s scheduled monetary policy announcements, and Bloomberg market […]

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  • Cyril May & Greg Farrell & Jannie Rossouw, 2017. "Do monetary policy announcements affect foreign exchange returns and volatility? Some evidence from high-frequency intra-day South African data," Working Papers 672, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:672
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    Keywords

    central bank; Consumer Behavior; Exchange rate; Monetary Policy; Other Macroeconomic Variables; Risk and Uncertainty;
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    JEL classification:

    • C22 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Time-Series Models; Dynamic Quantile Regressions; Dynamic Treatment Effect Models; Diffusion Processes
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
    • F31 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Exchange
    • F41 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Open Economy Macroeconomics
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • G15 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - International Financial Markets

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