Does the clarity of inflation reports affect volatility in financial markets /

Does the clarity of inflation reports affect volatility in financial markets /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Buliř, Aleš, author.
Imprint:	[Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2014.
Description:	1 online resource (29 pages) : color illustrations.
Language:	English
Series:	IMF working paper ; WP/14/175 IMF working paper ; WP/14/175.
Subject:	Banks and banking, Central -- Econometric models. Capital market -- Econometric models. Banks and banking, Central -- Econometric models. Capital market -- Econometric models. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12503373

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Other authors / contributors:	Čihák, Martin, author. Jansen, David-Jan, author. International Monetary Fund. Institute for Capacity Development, issuing body.
ISBN:	9781484380406 1484380401
Notes:	"September 2014." "Institute for Capacity Development." Includes bibliographical references (pages 17-22). Online resource; title from pdf title page (IMF.org Web site, viewed September 30, 2014).
Summary:	We study whether clarity of central bank inflation reports affects return volatility in financial markets. We measure clarity of reports by the Czech National Bank, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, and Sveriges Riksbank using the Flesch-Kincaid grade level, a standard readability measure. We find some evidence, mainly for the euro area, of a negative relationship between clarity and market volatility prior to and during the early stage of the global financial crisis. As the crisis unfolded, there is no longer robust evidence of a negative connection. We conclude that reducing noise using clear reports is possible but not without challenges, especially in times of crisis.--Abstract.
Other form:	Print version: Bulir, Ales. Does the Clarity of Inflation Reports Affect Volatility in Financial Markets? Washington : International Monetary Fund, ©2014

Table of Contents:

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; 1 Introduction; 2 Methodology and data sources; 3 Data description; 4 Estimation results; 5 Conclusions; References; Footnotes.