http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/3475/brett-r-ubl Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:39:23 -0400 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:39:23 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1394/the-relationship-between-monetary-policy-and-asset-prices-a-new-approach-analyzing-us-manda-activity By Brett R. Ubl - This article details the relationship between asset prices and monetary policy with a specific focus on the mergers and acquisitions market. The existing literature has studied extensively the link between monetary policy and stock prices and housing prices, but has not analyzed other assets, such as MA transactions. Monetary policy theory suggest that a negative shock to monetary policy that lowers interest rates increases asset prices. A lower interest rate decreases the cost of borrowing, raises investment levels (say for firms or home-buyers), and thus raises the asset price. Using a VAR methodology... Tue, 15 Apr 2014 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1394/the-relationship-between-monetary-policy-and-asset-prices-a-new-approach-analyzing-us-manda-activity