Macroeconomic News and Stock Returns in the United States and Germany /

Using daily data for the January 1997 to June 2002 period, we analyze the impact of a broad set of macroeconomic news on stock prices in the United States and Germany. With GARCH specifications we test five hypotheses and find that news on real economic activity has a significant impact on stock pri...

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Bibliografische gegevens
Hoofdauteur: Funke, Norbert
Andere auteurs: Matsuda, Akimi
Formaat: Tijdschrift
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002.
Reeks:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2002/239
Online toegang:Full text available on IMF