Macroeconomics determinants of the correlation between stocks and bonds

Marcello Pericoli

No 1198, Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) from Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area

Abstract: We analyze the correlation between the stock and bond markets in Germany and the US. We use a standard no-arbitrage affine model to decompose the correlation between these two assets into its main drivers. The correlation between bond yields and stock returns is a key determinant of asset allocation. Our results show that the correlation is primarily influenced by the uncertainty about inflation and real interest rates as well as by co-movement between inflation, real interest rates and dividend growth. Shocks to inflation, real interest rates and dividend growth can explain the correlation’s temporary deviation from its long-term dynamics.

Keywords: bond market; stock market; macroeconomic shocks; money illusion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C32 E43 G12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-11
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