RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Does the Fed Impact Stock Prices?
JF The Journal of Investing
FD Institutional Investor Journals
SP 55
OP 63
DO 10.3905/joi.2019.28.1.055
VO 28
IS 1
A1 Michael B. McDonald
A1 Michael Puleo
A1 Hedieh Shadmani
YR 2019
UL https://pm-research.com/content/28/1/55.abstract
AB The influence of the Fed’s actions on equity prices has been a source of significant speculation in recent years. This article uses a well-regarded measure for the “fair” value of interest rates to measure the degree to which the Fed is influencing interest rate and then relates that level of interference to equity returns. We find that Fed’s actions are correlated with a modest negative impact on US equity prices—that is Fed interference has a slight negative relationship with broader equity returns. In contrast, outside the US, Central Bank interference generally has a stronger positive relationship to equity returns.TOPICS: Legal and regulatory issues for structured finance, information providers/credit ratings