Do Actions Speak Louder than Words? The Response of Asset Prices to Monetary Policy Actions and Statements

Refet Gürkaynak, Brian Sack and Eric Swanson
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Brian Sack: Federal Reserve Board
Eric Swanson: Federal Reserve Board

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Abstract: We investigate the effects of U.S. monetary policy on asset prices using a high frequency event-study analysis. We test whether these effects are adequately captured by a single factor—changes in the federal funds rate target—and find that they are not. Instead, we find that two factors are required. These factors have a structural interpretation as a “current federal funds rate target” factor and a “future path of policy” factor, with the latter closely associated with FOMC statements. We measure the effects of these two factors on bond yields and stock prices using a new intraday dataset going back to 1990. According to our estimates, both monetary policy actions and statements have important but differing effects on asset prices, with statements having a much greater impact on longer-term Treasury yields.

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Date: 2005-04-07
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