News Sentiment: A New Yield Curve Factor

Nina Gotthelf and Matthias W. Uhl

Journal of Behavioral Finance, 2019, vol. 20, issue 1, 31-41

Abstract: The authors show that sentiments from newspaper articles can explain and predict movements in the term structure of U.S. government bonds. This effect is stronger at the short end of the curve, coinciding with greater volatility and investors' need to continually reassess the Fed's reaction function. Facing such uncertainty, market participants rely on news and sentiment as a central element in their decision-making process. Considering this dependence, the authors propose a new yield curve factor—news sentiment—that is distinct from the 3 established yield curve factors (level, slope, and curvature) as well as from fundamental macroeconomic variables.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/15427560.2018.1432620

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