The link between monetary policy and stock and bond markets: Evidence from the federal funds futures contract

Applied Financial Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 199-209

  Gulley, O David ^a   Sultan, Jahangir ^a  

^a BENTLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MARKET; MONETARY POLICY; STOCK MARKET;

EID: 0037357675     PISSN: 09603107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603100110115165     Document Type: Article

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