OPINIONS | July 15, 2025How News about the US Economy Drives Global Financial ConditionsIt is well-known that changes in US interest rates can have a major impact on global financial markets, but how does other US economic news affect the rest of the world? In new research, Christoph Boehm and Niklas Kroner find that global stock prices jump immediately, and in a synchronized way, to news releases about changes in the US economy and that US monetary policy can have a stabilizing role following such releases. In contrast, foreign economic news releases have little to no effect on US markets. Read more Learn More RESEARCH Learn More OPINIONS Learn More JOB MARKET STUDENTS PARTNER WITH EMPCT When you make a gift to support EMPCT, you help us contribute to the advancement of macroeconomic understanding and policy design. Find out more. Give Now > CONNECT WITH EMPCT Would you like to connect? Please click on the link below. CONTACT US
