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Patrick Artus

Does the Federal Reserve really react to share price fluctuations? What consequences?

Our estimates and a number of studies ( 1) have showed that the Federal Reserve reacts to fluctuations in share prices, particularly when they fall. So there really is a “Fed put” on the equity market. As a result : US m onetary policy today has an expansionary bias; It is not very dangerous for investors to buy US equities, which may explain some of the resilience of the US equity market. “ The Economics of the Fed Put”, A. Cieslak , A. Vissing -Jorgensen, CEPR Discussion Paper no. 14685
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