Thick vs. thin-skinned :: technology, news, and financial market reaction /

We study the impact of technology on the reaction of financial markets to information, focusing on the foreign exchange market. We contrast the "thin-skinned" view that technological improvements cause markets to react more to new information with the "thick-skinned" view that th...

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Hauptverfasser: Eichengreen, Barry J. (VerfasserIn), Lafarguette, Romain (VerfasserIn), Mehl, Arnaud (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, [2017]
Schriftenreihe:IMF working paper ; WP/17/91.
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Zusammenfassung:We study the impact of technology on the reaction of financial markets to information, focusing on the foreign exchange market. We contrast the "thin-skinned" view that technological improvements cause markets to react more to new information with the "thick-skinned" view that they react less. We pinpoint exogenous technological changes using the timing of the connection of countries via the submarine fiber-optic cables used for electronic trading. Cable connections dampen the response of exchange rates to macroeconomic news, consistent with the "thick-skinned" hypothesis. This is in line with the view that technology eases access to information and reduces trend-following behavior. According to our estimates, cable connections reduce the reaction of exchange rates to U.S. monetary policy news by 50 to 80 percent.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (38 pages) : illustrations, map, tables.
ISBN:147559481X
9781475594812
ISSN:1018-5941

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