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发表于 2013-8-11 07:45 AM
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Financial markets may repeat their historical response to the appointment of a new Federal Reserve chairman when Ben S. Bernanke’s successor is announced.
That’s according to a former Fed economist who notes equities rallied about 6 percent in the month after the selections of Paul Volcker, Alan Greenspan and Bernanke.
“All three nominees were deemed acceptable by the markets and either unlikely to deviate from the policy course set by their predecessor (Greenspan and Bernanke) or about to set out to achieve a desirable result (Volcker and his inflation fight),” Roberto Perli, a Washington-based partner for Cornerstone Macro LP, said in an August 6 report.
Bond yields did not exhibit a consistent pattern and behaved more in line with the policy preferences of the nominee as well as specific economic conditions of the time, Perli said. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose when Volcker was named chairman in anticipation of tighter monetary policy, while they fell when Greenspan was picked because he was seen as likely to maintain a moderate policy course.
Bernanke’s term ends Jan. 31, and while drawing parallels with history can be risky, Perli said a case could be made that market behavior will be similar this time around.
So long as the next chairman isn’t viewed as someone who will tighten policy quickly, then stock investors will stay focused on the improving outlook for economic and earnings growth, he said.
The bond market may be more influenced by the choice of the nominee, according to Perli. If President Barack Obama chooses Fed Vice Chairman Janet Yellen or former Fed Vice Chairman Donald Kohn then investors would continue to restrain bond yields on the bet that there will be no interest-rate hikes for a couple of years, he said. If Harvard University professor Lawrence Summers was the choice, they might fear earlier tightening and bond yields would rise.
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