This study investigates the extent to which intra-day jumps and co-jumps in cryptocurrency markets stem from the release of macroeconomic news from the U.S., Germany and Japan. Using 5-min frequency prices for Bitcoin and Ethereum quoted against the U.S. dollar over the 2016-2019 period, we find...

We examine an unusual episode in the behavior of the euro, pound and yen exchange rate markets when the dollar appreciated (depreciated) against the three major currencies, in response to unfavorable (favorable) US growth news during the global financial crisis. Contrary to the previous...

We examine the state-dependent volatility reaction to macroeconomic news in the euro-dollar, pound-dollar and yen-dollar markets between 2005 and 2009. Unlike the traditional event studies that define economic states based on exogenously determined thresholds, we employ the smooth transition...