Monetary policy and interest rate uncertainty

Michael Bauer

FRBSF Economic Letter, 2012, issue dec24

Abstract: Market expectations about the Federal Reserve?s policy rate involve both the future path of that rate and the uncertainty surrounding that path. Fed policy actions have historically been preceded by high levels of uncertainty, which decline after the policy is made public. Recently, measures of near-term interest rate uncertainty have fallen to historical lows, due partly to a Fed policy rate near zero. Unconventional monetary policies have substantially lowered both expectations and uncertainty about the future path of the Fed?s policy rate.

Keywords: Monetary policy; Interest rates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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