The FOMC Attention Cycle *

11 Pages Posted: 13 Jan 2025

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David Finck

German Federal Bank

Peter Tillmann

University of Giessen

Date Written: January 10, 2025

Abstract

We use a new data set of daily visits of the website of the Federal Reserve Board to study the acquisition of information about monetary policy around meetings of the FOMC.

Keywords: monetary policy, communication, Federal Reserve, information acquisition JEL Classification: E58

Suggested Citation

Finck, David and Tillmann, Peter, The FOMC Attention Cycle * (January 10, 2025). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5092039 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5092039

David Finck

German Federal Bank ( email )

Wilhelm-Epstein-Str. 14
60431 Frankfurt
Germany

Peter Tillmann (Contact Author)

University of Giessen ( email )

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