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Classification of RBA monetary policy announcements using ChatGPT

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ChatGPT is a tool that has gained much attention and has accelerated the adoption of Artificial Intelligence across many applications. Using monetary policy decisions made by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), we test whether ChatGPT's classifications of monetary policy announcements are consistent with market-observed characteristics, whether this has changed with the update from GPT-3.5 to GPT-4, and whether this provides additional informativeness for changes in the yield implied by interest rate futures. Our results indicate that, regardless of statement readability, ChatGPT provides a classification of hawkish / dovish tone that is consistent with “Target Surprises” and “Path Surprises” and although it seems to improve in the latest version has more difficulty with “sentiment” classification. However, this information does not appear to help to explain changes in interest rate markets on the day of the policy announcement.

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  • Smales, Lee A., 2023. "Classification of RBA monetary policy announcements using ChatGPT," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 58(PC).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finlet:v:58:y:2023:i:pc:s1544612323008863
    DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2023.104514
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    Keywords

    Artificial Intelligence (AI); ChatGPT; Monetary Policy Communication; Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA);
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    JEL classification:

    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • C88 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - Other Computer Software
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • G1 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets

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