Oil, Equities, and a "Nonbinding" Zero Lower Bound: The Monetary Policy Response to COVID-19

We analyze the recent behavior of oil and equity prices in the context of our earlier work, Datta, et al. (2021), which focuses on the previous zero lower bound (ZLB) episode, in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis. We find that the correlation between oil and equity returns and the respons...

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Published in:IDEAS Working Paper Series from RePEc 2021-04
Main Authors: Deepa Dhume Datta, Johannsen, Benjamin K, Vigfusson, Robert J
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:We analyze the recent behavior of oil and equity prices in the context of our earlier work, Datta, et al. (2021), which focuses on the previous zero lower bound (ZLB) episode, in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis. We find that the correlation between oil and equity returns and the responsiveness of these returns to macroeconomic surprises are perhaps elevated relative to normal times but somewhat moderated relative to the previous ZLB episode.
DOI:10.17016/2380-7172.2786