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Finance and Economics Discussion Series: Data for FEDS 2013-16

Monetary Policy Statements, Treasury Yields, and Private Yields: Before and After the Zero Lower Bound

Michael T. Kiley

Figure 1: Surprises in Yields Around FOMC Announcements Pre-ZLB and ZLB Period

OBS Surprise in 10-year Treasury yield Change in 20-year Treasury Yield Change in Baa Corporate Bond yield
11/17/1993 -0.012 0 -0.0299999999999994
12/22/1993 0 -0.0999999999999996 -0.0600000000000005
2/04/1994 0.074 0.11 0.0499999999999998
3/22/1994 -0.066 -0.0899999999999999 -0.109999999999999
4/18/1994 0.049 0.13 0.110000000000001
5/17/1994 -0.095 -0.19 -0.199999999999999
7/06/1994 0.015 0.00999999999999979 0.0199999999999996
8/16/1994 -0.047 -0.12 -0.0899999999999999
9/27/1994 0.024 0.0599999999999996 0.0499999999999989
11/15/1994 -0.012 -0.0499999999999989 -0.0700000000000003
12/20/1994 0.006 0.0200000000000005 0
2/01/1995 0.032 0.04 0.00999999999999979
3/28/1995 0.016 0.0799999999999992 0.0600000000000005
5/23/1995 0.002 -0.0500000000000007 -0.0299999999999994
7/06/1995 -0.134 -0.109999999999999 -0.0800000000000001
8/22/1995 0.026 0.0300000000000002 0.0199999999999996
9/26/1995 0.032 0.00999999999999979 0.0199999999999996
11/15/1995 0.016 0.00999999999999979 0.04
12/19/1995 -0.008 -0.0499999999999998 -0.0599999999999996
1/31/1996 -0.01 -0.00999999999999979 -0.0200000000000005
3/26/1996 -0.002 -0.00999999999999979 0.00999999999999979
5/21/1996 0.012 0.0300000000000002 0.0200000000000014
7/03/1996 -0.011 0 0.00999999999999979
8/20/1996 0.013 0 0.00999999999999979
9/24/1996 -0.031 -0.04 -0.0199999999999996
11/13/1996 -0.024 0.0200000000000005 0.0199999999999996
12/17/1996 0.005 0.04 0.0300000000000002
2/05/1997 0.022 0.0299999999999994 0.0200000000000005
3/25/1997 0.056 0.0100000000000007 0.0200000000000014
5/20/1997 -0.013 0.00999999999999979 0
7/02/1997 -0.009 -0.0199999999999996 -0.0199999999999996
8/19/1997 0.013 -0.00999999999999979 -0.00999999999999979
9/30/1997 0.006 0.0299999999999994 0.0200000000000005
11/12/1997 -0.023    
12/16/1997 -0.004 -0.00999999999999979 -0.0200000000000005
2/04/1998 0.007 0.0100000000000007 0
3/31/1998 0.004 -0.04 -0.0200000000000005
5/19/1998 -0.008 0.0299999999999994 0.0200000000000005
7/01/1998 0.002 0 0
8/18/1998 0 0.00999999999999979 0
9/29/1998 -0.004 -0.04 -0.00999999999999979
10/15/1998 -0.15 0.0200000000000005 0.0299999999999994
11/17/1998 -0.01 0.04 -0.00999999999999979
12/22/1998 0.002 0.0700000000000003 0.0399999999999991
2/03/1999 0.024 0.00999999999999979 0
3/30/1999 -0.006 -0.0500000000000007 -0.04
5/18/1999 0.108 -0.00999999999999979 0.04
6/30/1999 -0.077 -0.0899999999999999 -0.0600000000000005
8/24/1999 -0.019 -0.0300000000000002 0
10/05/1999 0.072 0.0800000000000001 0.0599999999999987
11/16/1999 0.038 0.0300000000000002 -0.0199999999999996
12/21/1999 0.04 0.0200000000000005 0.0300000000000011
2/02/2000 0.046 -0.0499999999999998 -0.0499999999999989
3/21/2000 -0.002 -0.0299999999999994 -0.00999999999999979
5/16/2000 0.009 -0.04 -0.0500000000000007
6/28/2000 -0.015 0.0200000000000005 0.0299999999999994
8/22/2000 0.008 -0.00999999999999979 0.0299999999999994
10/03/2000 0.025 0.0200000000000005 0
11/15/2000 -0.021 -0.04 -0.0399999999999991
12/19/2000 0.026 0.0200000000000005 0.0199999999999996
1/03/2001 0.052 0.16 0.0599999999999996
1/31/2001 0.013 -0.0299999999999994 -0.0800000000000001
3/20/2001 -0.008 -0.0300000000000002 0
4/18/2001 -0.027 -0.00999999999999979 -0.0500000000000007
5/15/2001 -0.024 0.04 0.0499999999999989
6/27/2001 0.011 -0.0100000000000007 -0.0199999999999996
8/21/2001 -0.006 -0.00999999999999979 0.00999999999999979
10/02/2001 -0.00195 -0.0299999999999994 -0.04
11/06/2001 -0.019 -0.00999999999999979 0.00999999999999979
12/11/2001 -0.051 -0.0300000000000002 -0.0299999999999994
1/30/2002 -0.01 0.00999999999999979 0.0499999999999998
3/19/2002 -0.052 0.00999999999999979 0.0400000000000009
5/07/2002 -0.0186 0 -0.00999999999999979
6/26/2002 0.0081 -0.0899999999999999 -0.04
8/01/2002 -0.0039 0 -0.0199999999999996
8/13/2002 -0.0515 -0.0700000000000003 -0.04
9/24/2002 -0.0146 -0.00999999999999979 0.00999999999999979
11/06/2002 -0.0707 -0.00999999999999979 -0.0100000000000007
12/10/2002 0.0116 -0.0300000000000002 -0.0200000000000005
1/29/2003 0.0468 0.0499999999999998 0.00999999999999979
3/18/2003 -0.021 0.0699999999999994 0.0299999999999994
5/06/2003 -0.0542 -0.04 -0.0499999999999998
6/25/2003 0.0257 0.0900000000000007 0.0700000000000003
8/12/2003 -0.0274 0 0.00999999999999979
9/16/2003 -0.0059 0.0199999999999996 0.0300000000000002
10/28/2003 -0.0788 -0.0500000000000007 -0.0500000000000007
12/09/2003 0.0936 0.0299999999999994 0.04
1/28/2004 0.1616 0.0999999999999996 0.0800000000000001
3/16/2004 -0.0714 -0.0599999999999996 -0.0499999999999998
5/04/2004 0.0245 0.04 0.0499999999999998
6/30/2004 0.0119 -0.0800000000000001 -0.0499999999999998
8/10/2004 0.0231 0.0200000000000005 0.0300000000000002
9/21/2004 -0.0249 -0.0299999999999994 -0.0199999999999996
11/10/2004 -0.0295 0.0199999999999996 0.04
12/14/2004 -0.0135 -0.0199999999999996 -0.0199999999999996
2/02/2005 -0.0234 -0.0200000000000005 -0.00999999999999979
3/22/2005 0.1176 0.0699999999999994 0.0600000000000005
5/03/2005 0.0079 -0.0100000000000007 0
6/30/2005 -0.002 -0.0499999999999998 -0.0500000000000007
8/09/2005 -0.0221 -0.0199999999999996 -0.0199999999999996
9/20/2005 -0.0273 -0.00999999999999979 -0.0299999999999994
11/01/2005 0.0061 0.00999999999999979 0.0199999999999996
12/13/2005 -0.0138 -0.0100000000000007 0
1/31/2006 0.0359 -0.0299999999999994 -0.0200000000000005
3/28/2006 0.0426 0.0700000000000003 0.0699999999999994
5/10/2006 0.0381 -0.00999999999999979 -0.00999999999999979
6/29/2006 -0.0083 -0.0300000000000002 -0.0300000000000002
8/08/2006 0 0.0200000000000005 0.0300000000000002
9/20/2006 0.0139 -0.0100000000000007 -0.00999999999999979
10/25/2006 -0.0201 -0.0499999999999998 -0.04
12/12/2006 -0.0353 -0.0300000000000002 -0.0200000000000005
1/31/2007 -0.0123 -0.0500000000000007 -0.04
3/21/2007 -0.0492 -0.00999999999999979 -0.00999999999999979
5/09/2007 0.0238 0.04 0.0300000000000002
6/28/2007 0.0084 0.0199999999999996 0.04
8/07/2007 -0.0183 0.0299999999999994 -0.0100000000000007
9/18/2007 0.0059 0.0499999999999998 0.0300000000000002
10/31/2007 0.0528 0.0700000000000003 0.0800000000000001
12/11/2007 -0.0707 -0.13 -0.13
1/22/2008 0.0864    
1/30/2008 0.0169 0.100000000000001 0.0899999999999999
3/18/2008 -0.0205 0.0599999999999996 0.0300000000000002
4/30/2008 -0.002 -0.0699999999999994 -0.0899999999999999
6/25/2008 -0.0059 0.0199999999999996 0
8/05/2008 0.0176 0.0499999999999998 0.04
9/16/2008 0.0435 -0.0199999999999996 0.0300000000000002
10/08/2008 0.0442 0.159999999999999 0.16
10/29/2008 -0.0552 0.0800000000000001 0.0299999999999994
11/25/2008 -0.0269 -0.16 -0.0900000000000016
12/01/2008 0.0087 -0.2 -0.19
12/16/2008 -0.1424 -0.13 -0.15
1/28/2009 0.0137 0.16 0.139999999999999
3/18/2009 -0.4389 -0.34 -0.229999999999999
4/29/2009 0.0679 0.04 0
6/24/2009 0.1011 0.0699999999999994 0.0600000000000005
8/12/2009 0.0198 0.0899999999999999 0.100000000000001
9/23/2009 -0.0783 0 -0.0199999999999996
11/04/2009 0.0228 0.0700000000000003 0.0899999999999999
12/16/2009 0.0343 0 -0.0200000000000005
1/27/2010 0.0232 -0.00999999999999979 -0.00999999999999979
3/16/2010 -0.0152 -0.0500000000000007 -0.0599999999999996
4/28/2010 0.0136 0.0699999999999994 0.0800000000000001
6/23/2010 0 -0.0499999999999998 -0.04
8/10/2010 -0.0639 -0.0299999999999998 0.0300000000000002
9/21/2010 -0.0054 -0.0799999999999996 -0.0800000000000001
11/03/2010 0.0689 0.13 0.12
12/14/2010 0.0233 0.17 0.15
1/26/2011 0.0177 0.109999999999999 0.12
3/15/2011 0.0164 -0.04 0
4/27/2011 -0.0093 0.0499999999999998 0.0499999999999998
6/22/2011 0.0236 0.0100000000000002 0.00999999999999979
8/09/2011 -0.0233 -0.14 -0.0700000000000003
9/21/2011 -0.043 -0.13 -0.16
11/02/2011 0.0026 0.02 0.0199999999999996
12/13/2011 -0.0139 -0.0899999999999999 -0.0499999999999998
1/25/2012 -0.0511 -0.04 -0.00999999999999979
3/13/2012 0.0404 0.1 0.0899999999999999
4/25/2012 0.0141 0.00999999999999979 0.0299999999999994
6/20/2012 -0.0375 0.00999999999999979 -0.0199999999999996
8/01/2012 0.0272 0.04 0.04
9/13/2012 0.0772 0.00999999999999979 0.00999999999999979
10/24/2012 -0.0035 0.02 0.0200000000000005
12/12/2012 0.0301 0.0699999999999998 0.0499999999999998
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