Market Response to Rate Decisions: Forward Guidance and Cross-Asset Reactions to FOMC Announcements, 2008–2026.

I am very proud of this research paper due to the statistical rigor and various applied concepts I had to pull from, like econometrics, finance theory, macroeconomics, and various others. It took three months to complete with continual frustration, confusion, and concern. Also, fun fact, this was going to be my undergrad thesis topic that I was going to write about but decided to do it independently. Alas, it was a lot of fun to program and write, I cannot wait to do more independent research in the future!

Recommended citation: Russell Lopez. (2026). "Market Response to Rate Decisions: Forward Guidance and Cross-Asset Reactions to FOMC Announcements, 2008–2026.".
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