The information content of inflation swap rates for the long-term inflation expectations of professionals: evidence from a MIDAS analysis
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Main Authors: Hanoma, Ahmed Ragab Elsaid Abdelhamid (Author), Nautz, Dieter (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin Freie Universität Berlin October 5, 2018
Series:Discussion paper / Freie Universität Berlin, School of Business & Economics Economics 2018, 16
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Links:https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/23174
Abstract:Long-term inflation expectations taken from the Survey of Professional Forecasters are a major source of information for monetary policy. Unfortunately, they are published only on a quarterly basis. This paper investigates the daily information content of inflation-linked swap rates for the next survey outcome. Using a mixed data sampling approach, we find that professionals account for the daily dynamics of inflation swap rates when they submit their long-term inflation expectations. We propose a daily indicator of professionals' inflation expectations that outperforms alternative indicators that ignore the high-frequency dynamics of inflation swap rates. To illustrate the usefulness of the new indicator, we provide new evidence on the (re-)anchoring of U.S. inflation expectations
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