The role of monetary policy uncertainty in predicting equity market volatility of the United Kingdom: Evidence from over 150 years of data

Theory suggests a strong link between monetary policy rate uncertainty and equity return volatility, since asset pricing models assume the risk-free rate to be a key factor for equity prices. Given this, our paper uses historical monthly data for the United Kingdom over 1833:01 to 2018:07, to show t...

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Main Authors: Gupta, R. (Author), Wohar, M.E (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oviedo University Press 2019
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