Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Equity Market Volatility Tracker: Litigation Matters

Title Equity Market Volatility Tracker: Litigation Matters
Series ID EMVLITGMAT
Source Baker, Scott R., Bloom, Nick, Davis, Stephen J.
Release Economic Policy Uncertainty (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency Monthly
Units Index
Date Range 1985-01-01 to 2024-11-01
Last Updated 2024-12-13 8:01 AM CST
Notes The Equity Market Volatility tracker moves with the VIX and with the realized volatility of returns on the S&P 500.

For more information, see Baker, Scott, Nicholas Bloom and Steven Davis (2019), 'Policy News and Stack Market Volatility'
DATE VALUE
1985-01-01 0.40371
1985-02-01 0.48522
1985-03-01 0.57882
1985-04-01 0.49902
1985-05-01 0.46211
1985-06-01 0.59206
1985-07-01 0.32768
1985-08-01 0.58678
1985-09-01 0.72821
1985-10-01 0.37595
1985-11-01 0.64636
1985-12-01 0.83373
1986-01-01 0.46029
1986-02-01 0.72713
1986-03-01 0.60066
1986-04-01 0.52206
1986-05-01 0.41653
1986-06-01 0.91338
1986-07-01 1.02007
1986-08-01 0.61084
1986-09-01 0.55133
1986-10-01 0.44832
1986-11-01 0.75130
1986-12-01 0.64131
1987-01-01 0.71277
1987-02-01 0.76496
1987-03-01 0.57938
1987-04-01 0.80164
1987-05-01 0.69661
1987-06-01 0.88302
1987-07-01 1.02423
1987-08-01 0.52191
1987-09-01 0.73476
1987-10-01 1.86619
1987-11-01 2.81445
1987-12-01 1.79984
1988-01-01 1.69977
1988-02-01 0.99282
1988-03-01 0.70627
1988-04-01 1.21318
1988-05-01 1.21385
1988-06-01 1.06414
1988-07-01 0.90068
1988-08-01 0.91727
1988-09-01 1.10725
1988-10-01 0.51811
1988-11-01 1.06508
1988-12-01 0.79672
1989-01-01 1.09342
1989-02-01 1.02625
1989-03-01 0.63753
1989-04-01 0.69125
1989-05-01 0.75132
1989-06-01 1.19993
1989-07-01 0.98957
1989-08-01 0.89684
1989-09-01 0.97897
1989-10-01 0.52124
1989-11-01 0.50210
1989-12-01 1.00505
1990-01-01 0.62681
1990-02-01 0.88837
1990-03-01 0.62367
1990-04-01 0.59731
1990-05-01 0.46215
1990-06-01 0.44116
1990-07-01 0.78910
1990-08-01 0.71416
1990-09-01 0.40367
1990-10-01 0.97670
1990-11-01 0.61324
1990-12-01 0.64637
1991-01-01 0.46884
1991-02-01 0.51969
1991-03-01 0.54112
1991-04-01 0.60251
1991-05-01 0.88770
1991-06-01 1.26189
1991-07-01 0.85694
1991-08-01 0.47261
1991-09-01 0.94894
1991-10-01 1.08179
1991-11-01 0.87050
1991-12-01 0.76415
1992-01-01 1.04828
1992-02-01 1.80824
1992-03-01 0.86901
1992-04-01 0.96053
1992-05-01 0.69151
1992-06-01 1.03686
1992-07-01 0.94165
1992-08-01 0.83440
1992-09-01 0.60927
1992-10-01 1.03390
1992-11-01 1.05969
1992-12-01 0.48577
1993-01-01 0.56442
1993-02-01 0.83464
1993-03-01 0.76990
1993-04-01 0.70896
1993-05-01 0.86106
1993-06-01 0.62233
1993-07-01 0.80156
1993-08-01 1.08039
1993-09-01 0.34595
1993-10-01 0.41200
1993-11-01 0.48250
1993-12-01 0.63679
1994-01-01 0.36187
1994-02-01 0.74990
1994-03-01 0.82199
1994-04-01 0.97591
1994-05-01 1.11383
1994-06-01 0.78855
1994-07-01 0.85698
1994-08-01 0.56146
1994-09-01 0.84429
1994-10-01 1.20132
1994-11-01 0.83688
1994-12-01 1.01618
1995-01-01 0.48980
1995-02-01 1.06782
1995-03-01 0.76416
1995-04-01 0.70332
1995-05-01 0.75783
1995-06-01 0.69330
1995-07-01 0.85212
1995-08-01 0.86041
1995-09-01 0.80795
1995-10-01 0.54818
1995-11-01 0.52998
1995-12-01 0.66671
1996-01-01 0.66249
1996-02-01 0.43937
1996-03-01 1.74429
1996-04-01 0.46812
1996-05-01 0.66809
1996-06-01 0.95804
1996-07-01 0.99960
1996-08-01 1.00143
1996-09-01 0.77608
1996-10-01 1.10987
1996-11-01 0.66080
1996-12-01 0.95003
1997-01-01 0.76744
1997-02-01 0.76827
1997-03-01 1.05304
1997-04-01 1.55381
1997-05-01 1.04820
1997-06-01 1.78768
1997-07-01 0.63405
1997-08-01 0.94510
1997-09-01 0.89249
1997-10-01 1.05330
1997-11-01 1.29887
1997-12-01 1.14246
1998-01-01 1.17324
1998-02-01 0.57517
1998-03-01 0.85645
1998-04-01 1.41891
1998-05-01 1.40237
1998-06-01 1.45737
1998-07-01 1.15375
1998-08-01 1.53318
1998-09-01 1.04701
1998-10-01 1.02904
1998-11-01 1.47133
1998-12-01 1.19868
1999-01-01 1.24319
1999-02-01 1.34666
1999-03-01 1.32179
1999-04-01 1.05957
1999-05-01 1.20565
1999-06-01 0.95007
1999-07-01 0.77604
1999-08-01 1.24432
1999-09-01 1.18565
1999-10-01 1.62539
1999-11-01 1.16254
1999-12-01 0.89886
2000-01-01 0.76107
2000-02-01 0.64426
2000-03-01 1.24308
2000-04-01 2.07678
2000-05-01 0.91489
2000-06-01 1.26265
2000-07-01 0.44191
2000-08-01 0.85179
2000-09-01 0.64317
2000-10-01 0.79225
2000-11-01 1.51287
2000-12-01 3.98632
2001-01-01 1.15886
2001-02-01 0.44809
2001-03-01 1.04528
2001-04-01 0.94937
2001-05-01 0.59575
2001-06-01 0.81249
2001-07-01 0.78706
2001-08-01 0.83439
2001-09-01 1.10131
2001-10-01 0.92646
2001-11-01 0.86838
2001-12-01 1.18823
2002-01-01 1.71674
2002-02-01 1.22199
2002-03-01 1.09451
2002-04-01 1.08734
2002-05-01 0.85984
2002-06-01 1.75885
2002-07-01 1.83783
2002-08-01 1.77377
2002-09-01 1.56100
2002-10-01 1.28863
2002-11-01 2.38764
2002-12-01 1.73253
2003-01-01 1.81460
2003-02-01 1.03039
2003-03-01 1.39693
2003-04-01 2.09419
2003-05-01 1.28075
2003-06-01 1.22015
2003-07-01 1.45360
2003-08-01 0.97179
2003-09-01 0.90787
2003-10-01 0.98990
2003-11-01 0.81487
2003-12-01 0.74216
2004-01-01 0.63436
2004-02-01 0.62354
2004-03-01 1.25762
2004-04-01 0.92763
2004-05-01 1.20212
2004-06-01 0.52220
2004-07-01 1.55465
2004-08-01 1.23835
2004-09-01 0.56181
2004-10-01 1.29721
2004-11-01 1.25674
2004-12-01 1.39154
2005-01-01 1.30634
2005-02-01 0.77418
2005-03-01 0.67319
2005-04-01 0.86914
2005-05-01 0.87046
2005-06-01 1.35881
2005-07-01 0.70951
2005-08-01 1.19883
2005-09-01 0.62279
2005-10-01 1.13513
2005-11-01 0.56959
2005-12-01 0.78345
2006-01-01 0.96578
2006-02-01 0.50571
2006-03-01 0.79093
2006-04-01 1.02219
2006-05-01 0.73826
2006-06-01 0.51275
2006-07-01 0.46098
2006-08-01 1.00512
2006-09-01 0.83789
2006-10-01 0.47985
2006-11-01 0.65675
2006-12-01 1.26971
2007-01-01 0.81192
2007-02-01 1.21937
2007-03-01 1.37904
2007-04-01 1.17179
2007-05-01 0.77468
2007-06-01 1.39794
2007-07-01 0.82662
2007-08-01 1.14563
2007-09-01 1.05099
2007-10-01 0.92748
2007-11-01 1.15180
2007-12-01 1.08004
2008-01-01 2.07954
2008-02-01 1.49254
2008-03-01 1.75501
2008-04-01 0.88954
2008-05-01 0.90137
2008-06-01 1.37315
2008-07-01 0.84530
2008-08-01 0.36613
2008-09-01 1.86760
2008-10-01 1.34298
2008-11-01 0.84161
2008-12-01 0.95025
2009-01-01 1.07255
2009-02-01 0.89831
2009-03-01 1.37675
2009-04-01 0.71826
2009-05-01 0.76938
2009-06-01 0.84340
2009-07-01 0.87594
2009-08-01 0.60235
2009-09-01 0.62936
2009-10-01 0.53238
2009-11-01 0.40224
2009-12-01 0.40430
2010-01-01 0.58726
2010-02-01 0.77663
2010-03-01 0.64381
2010-04-01 1.02510
2010-05-01 0.66095
2010-06-01 0.85224
2010-07-01 0.98553
2010-08-01 0.79733
2010-09-01 0.62354
2010-10-01 0.94286
2010-11-01 0.79618
2010-12-01 0.49392
2011-01-01 1.08802
2011-02-01 0.60014
2011-03-01 0.82231
2011-04-01 0.83122
2011-05-01 0.71302
2011-06-01 0.53329
2011-07-01 1.07273
2011-08-01 1.51988
2011-09-01 0.95161
2011-10-01 0.60102
2011-11-01 0.78733
2011-12-01 1.14845
2012-01-01 0.90657
2012-02-01 0.85416
2012-03-01 0.48967
2012-04-01 0.47066
2012-05-01 0.93588
2012-06-01 1.43737
2012-07-01 1.39671
2012-08-01 0.61764
2012-09-01 0.54926
2012-10-01 0.44760
2012-11-01 0.54412
2012-12-01 0.71387
2013-01-01 0.91039
2013-02-01 0.86479
2013-03-01 0.56938
2013-04-01 0.65594
2013-05-01 0.79519
2013-06-01 1.12262
2013-07-01 1.25802
2013-08-01 0.41246
2013-09-01 0.80020
2013-10-01 0.55745
2013-11-01 1.05725
2013-12-01 0.96785
2014-01-01 1.14290
2014-02-01 0.69280
2014-03-01 0.71467
2014-04-01 0.85705
2014-05-01 0.87716
2014-06-01 1.03659
2014-07-01 0.83379
2014-08-01 1.16777
2014-09-01 0.83896
2014-10-01 1.34036
2014-11-01 0.57896
2014-12-01 0.66896
2015-01-01 1.14986
2015-02-01 0.67025
2015-03-01 0.87173
2015-04-01 0.88327
2015-05-01 0.87427
2015-06-01 0.58309
2015-07-01 1.71418
2015-08-01 0.54007
2015-09-01 1.02645
2015-10-01 1.58214
2015-11-01 0.70312
2015-12-01 0.29796
2016-01-01 0.67585
2016-02-01 1.01933
2016-03-01 0.68906
2016-04-01 0.73057
2016-05-01 0.77666
2016-06-01 0.67128
2016-07-01 0.17915
2016-08-01 0.40952
2016-09-01 0.50664
2016-10-01 1.28859
2016-11-01 0.68866
2016-12-01 0.69831
2017-01-01 0.62230
2017-02-01 1.32636
2017-03-01 0.28504
2017-04-01 1.30156
2017-05-01 0.58026
2017-06-01 0.55077
2017-07-01 0.33120
2017-08-01 1.06146
2017-09-01 0.68970
2017-10-01 0.71565
2017-11-01 0.61453
2017-12-01 1.63641
2018-01-01 0.84083
2018-02-01 0.24542
2018-03-01 0.87447
2018-04-01 0.62406
2018-05-01 0.63785
2018-06-01 0.67974
2018-07-01 0.47016
2018-08-01 0.67599
2018-09-01 1.54079
2018-10-01 0.47545
2018-11-01 0.30417
2018-12-01 1.50931
2019-01-01 1.47885
2019-02-01 1.00323
2019-03-01 1.76774
2019-04-01 2.48685
2019-05-01 0.75587
2019-06-01 0.69196
2019-07-01 0.68094
2019-08-01 0.58544
2019-09-01 0.87802
2019-10-01 0.74407
2019-11-01 1.50018
2019-12-01 1.10190
2020-01-01 0.92297
2020-02-01 0.66969
2020-03-01 1.47358
2020-04-01 1.40615
2020-05-01 1.46307
2020-06-01 1.67560
2020-07-01 0.77775
2020-08-01 1.30424
2020-09-01 1.38507
2020-10-01 2.75117
2020-11-01 1.37660
2020-12-01 1.52644
2021-01-01 2.91601
2021-02-01 1.12527
2021-03-01 2.56351
2021-04-01 1.45152
2021-05-01 1.22699
2021-06-01 0.85086
2021-07-01 0.72804
2021-08-01 0.51687
2021-09-01 0.33784
2021-10-01 1.29075
2021-11-01 0.28556
2021-12-01 1.49095
2022-01-01 1.01760
2022-02-01 0.47314
2022-03-01 0.67005
2022-04-01 1.26940
2022-05-01 1.36283
2022-06-01 0.39770
2022-07-01 1.11525
2022-08-01 0.97901
2022-09-01 0.48874
2022-10-01 0.72451
2022-11-01 0.41180
2022-12-01 0.95646
2023-01-01 1.81265
2023-02-01 0.88804
2023-03-01 1.50931
2023-04-01 1.27535
2023-05-01 1.01996
2023-06-01 2.30599
2023-07-01 2.61145
2023-08-01 1.12392
2023-09-01 0.56460
2023-10-01 1.36987
2023-11-01 0.88314
2023-12-01 1.85159
2024-01-01 1.77055
2024-02-01 2.28224
2024-03-01 1.79801
2024-04-01 1.00652
2024-05-01 1.87125
2024-06-01 2.98548
2024-07-01 1.76709
2024-08-01 1.26096
2024-09-01 2.65526
2024-10-01 1.87860
2024-11-01 2.06308

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