We empirically investigate the determinants of sovereign bond spreads in the euro area since the beginning of the crisis. We combine economic but also political uncertainty variables for three different groups of countries. We took into account an institutional shift in the spring 2010. Before...

This article examines the magnitude of stock market reactions around European Central Bank (ECB) monetary policy announcements. Since the introduction of ECB, the declining absolute abnormal returns have been compatible with stock market learning from ECB monetary policy making. The Eurozone...

To examine the Eurozone stock market reactions to European Central Bank (ECB) monetary policy announcement surprises, we study the effect of unexpected changes in the ECB's main refinancing rate on aggregate and sectorial Eurozone equity returns. We also analyse the results according to varying...