Does Monetary Policy Have Asymmetric Effects on Stock Returns?

Shiu-Sheng Chen

Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2007, vol. 39, issue 2‐3, 667-688

Abstract: This paper investigates whether monetary policy has asymmetric effects on stock returns using Markov‐switching models. Different measures of a monetary policy stance are adopted. Empirical evidence from monthly returns on the Standard & Poor's 500 price index suggests that monetary policy has larger effects on stock returns in bear markets. Furthermore, it is shown that a contractionary monetary policy leads to a higher probability of switching to the bear‐market regime.

Date: 2007
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