2001
DOI: 10.1016/s0927-538x(01)00015-4
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The impact of salient political and economic news on the trading activity

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“…The news data that have usually been used are Reuter's headlines or scheduled macro announcements, but also the impact of the headlines of …-nancial newspapers have been studied (for example, by Chan, Chui, and Kwok (2001)). In line with the …n d i n g s in other …n a n c i a l markets, the results indicate that news causes a jump in the level of the exchange rate and increases the volatility of returns from one hour to two hours after the arrival of information (see e.g.…”
Section: News E¤ects and Business Cyclesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The news data that have usually been used are Reuter's headlines or scheduled macro announcements, but also the impact of the headlines of …-nancial newspapers have been studied (for example, by Chan, Chui, and Kwok (2001)). In line with the …n d i n g s in other …n a n c i a l markets, the results indicate that news causes a jump in the level of the exchange rate and increases the volatility of returns from one hour to two hours after the arrival of information (see e.g.…”
Section: News E¤ects and Business Cyclesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In developed countries, economic news is likely to have a more significant impact on the stock market than political news since the impact of the latter is less clear (Chan, Chui, and Kwok (1999)). In contrast to developed countries, political risk is more important in emerging markets.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For developed markets, Chan, Chui, and Kwok (1999) argue that there is a sharp contrast between the nature of political and economic news. For developed markets, Chan, Chui, and Kwok (1999) argue that there is a sharp contrast between the nature of political and economic news.…”
Section: Political Riskmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Previous analyses have indicated that stakeholders mainly obtain access to information on firms through the news media [1][2][3] ; additionally, the value of the firm depends on evaluation by its stakeholders. Studies show that media coverage is a crucial factor affecting fluctuations in stock price, trading volume, and stock returns [4] . This indicates that media information is a signal that spreads to the stock market, and because of its agenda-setting function, the behaviors of investors are affected, which in turn affects the stock price and market value of a firm.…”
Section: Hypotheses Developmentmentioning
confidence: 99%