FOMC Communication Policy and the Accuracy of Fed Funds Futures
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- Menno Middeldorp, 2011. "FOMC communication policy and the accuracy of Fed Funds futures," Staff Reports 491, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
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central bank communication; central bank transparency; futures pricing; financial market efficiency;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-CBA-2011-07-27 (Central Banking)
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