Federal Reserve Economic Data

Table Data - Equity Market Volatility Tracker: Monetary Policy

Title Equity Market Volatility Tracker: Monetary Policy
Series ID EMVMONETARYPOL
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 2024-10-01
Last Updated 2024-11-11 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 2.82600
1985-02-01 1.69826
1985-03-01 2.39798
1985-04-01 1.28319
1985-05-01 2.37655
1985-06-01 1.71038
1985-07-01 2.04800
1985-08-01 1.67652
1985-09-01 2.91286
1985-10-01 1.37847
1985-11-01 2.51362
1985-12-01 3.07840
1986-01-01 2.95899
1986-02-01 2.18140
1986-03-01 3.07003
1986-04-01 2.15349
1986-05-01 1.38842
1986-06-01 2.49656
1986-07-01 2.91449
1986-08-01 2.51123
1986-09-01 4.34173
1986-10-01 2.04947
1986-11-01 2.44173
1986-12-01 1.63242
1987-01-01 3.44506
1987-02-01 2.58911
1987-03-01 2.63352
1987-04-01 3.83641
1987-05-01 3.54112
1987-06-01 3.36652
1987-07-01 1.56330
1987-08-01 1.77449
1987-09-01 2.93906
1987-10-01 16.08218
1987-11-01 15.14176
1987-12-01 9.70825
1988-01-01 9.54064
1988-02-01 7.77712
1988-03-01 3.27911
1988-04-01 5.51445
1988-05-01 7.11757
1988-06-01 3.34443
1988-07-01 4.44333
1988-08-01 5.66547
1988-09-01 2.86879
1988-10-01 4.61115
1988-11-01 4.36174
1988-12-01 3.43586
1989-01-01 4.59238
1989-02-01 4.73214
1989-03-01 2.45906
1989-04-01 2.48850
1989-05-01 2.95519
1989-06-01 3.44979
1989-07-01 4.63536
1989-08-01 2.90155
1989-09-01 2.10478
1989-10-01 8.19775
1989-11-01 3.86616
1989-12-01 4.42222
1990-01-01 3.95372
1990-02-01 6.69238
1990-03-01 5.47940
1990-04-01 2.63813
1990-05-01 2.43682
1990-06-01 2.64695
1990-07-01 4.67822
1990-08-01 3.85645
1990-09-01 4.84403
1990-10-01 4.00960
1990-11-01 3.20773
1990-12-01 3.55505
1991-01-01 5.67813
1991-02-01 5.71664
1991-03-01 4.49130
1991-04-01 3.61507
1991-05-01 3.44637
1991-06-01 2.96270
1991-07-01 3.31351
1991-08-01 4.51610
1991-09-01 3.00499
1991-10-01 3.14235
1991-11-01 5.00537
1991-12-01 3.82076
1992-01-01 5.62761
1992-02-01 4.06853
1992-03-01 3.42492
1992-04-01 4.58921
1992-05-01 2.71284
1992-06-01 3.76545
1992-07-01 5.60032
1992-08-01 2.98629
1992-09-01 5.01478
1992-10-01 5.21874
1992-11-01 2.36022
1992-12-01 1.70020
1993-01-01 2.14479
1993-02-01 2.68278
1993-03-01 3.18957
1993-04-01 1.96328
1993-05-01 2.87020
1993-06-01 3.73397
1993-07-01 2.86271
1993-08-01 3.86665
1993-09-01 2.53699
1993-10-01 1.95702
1993-11-01 2.78779
1993-12-01 2.06957
1994-01-01 2.73988
1994-02-01 5.57070
1994-03-01 7.34650
1994-04-01 10.10354
1994-05-01 6.63238
1994-06-01 4.38632
1994-07-01 4.68484
1994-08-01 5.00206
1994-09-01 4.95319
1994-10-01 4.00439
1994-11-01 5.28281
1994-12-01 6.35114
1995-01-01 8.48987
1995-02-01 9.92448
1995-03-01 6.05871
1995-04-01 4.43630
1995-05-01 2.92305
1995-06-01 6.23974
1995-07-01 6.33001
1995-08-01 3.61370
1995-09-01 3.44725
1995-10-01 3.78245
1995-11-01 4.53428
1995-12-01 6.84893
1996-01-01 4.83618
1996-02-01 4.20544
1996-03-01 5.69801
1996-04-01 3.27684
1996-05-01 3.11774
1996-06-01 4.49083
1996-07-01 8.55904
1996-08-01 4.88196
1996-09-01 4.32387
1996-10-01 3.60709
1996-11-01 3.60436
1996-12-01 7.00649
1997-01-01 5.70098
1997-02-01 4.66447
1997-03-01 9.10876
1997-04-01 8.26851
1997-05-01 5.76511
1997-06-01 4.83725
1997-07-01 5.76411
1997-08-01 6.45818
1997-09-01 4.61121
1997-10-01 9.22893
1997-11-01 8.88428
1997-12-01 7.11438
1998-01-01 8.37268
1998-02-01 4.81050
1998-03-01 2.20873
1998-04-01 4.55029
1998-05-01 6.26057
1998-06-01 5.93357
1998-07-01 5.87364
1998-08-01 10.78699
1998-09-01 20.52143
1998-10-01 15.58989
1998-11-01 11.54425
1998-12-01 6.72306
1999-01-01 10.56712
1999-02-01 6.19464
1999-03-01 6.04971
1999-04-01 3.94932
1999-05-01 5.06375
1999-06-01 7.80057
1999-07-01 6.92895
1999-08-01 9.36203
1999-09-01 7.00614
1999-10-01 9.22805
1999-11-01 5.91839
1999-12-01 4.33566
2000-01-01 8.89871
2000-02-01 7.78967
2000-03-01 9.60562
2000-04-01 14.10987
2000-05-01 13.89489
2000-06-01 8.14986
2000-07-01 6.29718
2000-08-01 5.85603
2000-09-01 4.60940
2000-10-01 7.34154
2000-11-01 8.46088
2000-12-01 15.43907
2001-01-01 12.85785
2001-02-01 7.72957
2001-03-01 12.59558
2001-04-01 9.01898
2001-05-01 7.90717
2001-06-01 5.03743
2001-07-01 6.40891
2001-08-01 6.73074
2001-09-01 15.67750
2001-10-01 8.38963
2001-11-01 6.48389
2001-12-01 6.05995
2002-01-01 7.69575
2002-02-01 4.42245
2002-03-01 4.74288
2002-04-01 4.97889
2002-05-01 4.13797
2002-06-01 5.45242
2002-07-01 11.48641
2002-08-01 10.57692
2002-09-01 8.80403
2002-10-01 6.55052
2002-11-01 6.99239
2002-12-01 5.08581
2003-01-01 5.55377
2003-02-01 4.24280
2003-03-01 6.44737
2003-04-01 4.29578
2003-05-01 7.20421
2003-06-01 6.89651
2003-07-01 4.02534
2003-08-01 4.69696
2003-09-01 2.40317
2003-10-01 2.51974
2003-11-01 1.58181
2003-12-01 3.33972
2004-01-01 5.23348
2004-02-01 4.00104
2004-03-01 3.09568
2004-04-01 5.20505
2004-05-01 6.01060
2004-06-01 5.48306
2004-07-01 5.55232
2004-08-01 3.86984
2004-09-01 3.31981
2004-10-01 3.69207
2004-11-01 4.29387
2004-12-01 3.81386
2005-01-01 4.70283
2005-02-01 2.82024
2005-03-01 3.89491
2005-04-01 6.23735
2005-05-01 5.52997
2005-06-01 4.70358
2005-07-01 4.63548
2005-08-01 5.48038
2005-09-01 5.65300
2005-10-01 5.40323
2005-11-01 3.77998
2005-12-01 5.14838
2006-01-01 6.30599
2006-02-01 3.74229
2006-03-01 3.86158
2006-04-01 4.67289
2006-05-01 6.85523
2006-06-01 9.22955
2006-07-01 8.06715
2006-08-01 6.53330
2006-09-01 4.73163
2006-10-01 4.17474
2006-11-01 2.75835
2006-12-01 5.50206
2007-01-01 5.14217
2007-02-01 5.58879
2007-03-01 9.46940
2007-04-01 4.91250
2007-05-01 5.05823
2007-06-01 6.19752
2007-07-01 5.63134
2007-08-01 18.85074
2007-09-01 12.06135
2007-10-01 8.88431
2007-11-01 8.59052
2007-12-01 10.13178
2008-01-01 15.99647
2008-02-01 8.18323
2008-03-01 15.36822
2008-04-01 7.02266
2008-05-01 5.40821
2008-06-01 5.62549
2008-07-01 8.39660
2008-08-01 4.02744
2008-09-01 21.66417
2008-10-01 22.95276
2008-11-01 9.31784
2008-12-01 7.78021
2009-01-01 5.89900
2009-02-01 7.31482
2009-03-01 10.35558
2009-04-01 5.52509
2009-05-01 5.85910
2009-06-01 7.39598
2009-07-01 5.80308
2009-08-01 5.64020
2009-09-01 5.13978
2009-10-01 4.95115
2009-11-01 5.22910
2009-12-01 5.10430
2010-01-01 7.75186
2010-02-01 6.15758
2010-03-01 5.47237
2010-04-01 5.35333
2010-05-01 6.60947
2010-06-01 6.70429
2010-07-01 5.33346
2010-08-01 4.99662
2010-09-01 4.36478
2010-10-01 5.35939
2010-11-01 7.44996
2010-12-01 4.99405
2011-01-01 4.98197
2011-02-01 3.38263
2011-03-01 5.69745
2011-04-01 4.48861
2011-05-01 4.27809
2011-06-01 7.22898
2011-07-01 8.04548
2011-08-01 23.86208
2011-09-01 10.91183
2011-10-01 6.07030
2011-11-01 5.51134
2011-12-01 6.68801
2012-01-01 5.62070
2012-02-01 4.05726
2012-03-01 4.65187
2012-04-01 4.29480
2012-05-01 4.14461
2012-06-01 6.84463
2012-07-01 4.70472
2012-08-01 5.37350
2012-09-01 6.71315
2012-10-01 5.70686
2012-11-01 3.37353
2012-12-01 3.87528
2013-01-01 6.87343
2013-02-01 6.25009
2013-03-01 6.52595
2013-04-01 5.19709
2013-05-01 6.65968
2013-06-01 10.73807
2013-07-01 7.07636
2013-08-01 5.92910
2013-09-01 7.37329
2013-10-01 6.52211
2013-11-01 5.74880
2013-12-01 7.79970
2014-01-01 6.45737
2014-02-01 4.90288
2014-03-01 4.34759
2014-04-01 5.99936
2014-05-01 4.09343
2014-06-01 3.00065
2014-07-01 3.75207
2014-08-01 4.67108
2014-09-01 4.02703
2014-10-01 10.96661
2014-11-01 3.92404
2014-12-01 5.89902
2015-01-01 9.46940
2015-02-01 3.77776
2015-03-01 5.28852
2015-04-01 4.55222
2015-05-01 4.07993
2015-06-01 5.77254
2015-07-01 8.78516
2015-08-01 15.81624
2015-09-01 10.77771
2015-10-01 6.32855
2015-11-01 4.21872
2015-12-01 8.78977
2016-01-01 12.33418
2016-02-01 10.19330
2016-03-01 6.89058
2016-04-01 4.01811
2016-05-01 4.07747
2016-06-01 9.01428
2016-07-01 6.89736
2016-08-01 3.78809
2016-09-01 5.23524
2016-10-01 4.85700
2016-11-01 6.77182
2016-12-01 4.28961
2017-01-01 4.35607
2017-02-01 4.20015
2017-03-01 4.08564
2017-04-01 3.31307
2017-05-01 2.41776
2017-06-01 4.07568
2017-07-01 4.96795
2017-08-01 4.48174
2017-09-01 2.84501
2017-10-01 3.57823
2017-11-01 3.56427
2017-12-01 6.54566
2018-01-01 5.28521
2018-02-01 10.92138
2018-03-01 6.77714
2018-04-01 5.40854
2018-05-01 4.97527
2018-06-01 3.96516
2018-07-01 4.23143
2018-08-01 5.18260
2018-09-01 5.70093
2018-10-01 11.29201
2018-11-01 8.06059
2018-12-01 21.73408
2019-01-01 14.78847
2019-02-01 5.01617
2019-03-01 6.48172
2019-04-01 5.59541
2019-05-01 6.04695
2019-06-01 7.88839
2019-07-01 8.34157
2019-08-01 14.63602
2019-09-01 5.41444
2019-10-01 4.78333
2019-11-01 5.85071
2019-12-01 6.13913
2020-01-01 4.87854
2020-02-01 6.69686
2020-03-01 23.08602
2020-04-01 10.19461
2020-05-01 8.15140
2020-06-01 10.61213
2020-07-01 7.62197
2020-08-01 6.19516
2020-09-01 5.07860
2020-10-01 6.70598
2020-11-01 5.96528
2020-12-01 4.24012
2021-01-01 6.34661
2021-02-01 6.91237
2021-03-01 6.56899
2021-04-01 5.32225
2021-05-01 5.67485
2021-06-01 5.95601
2021-07-01 4.73224
2021-08-01 5.34100
2021-09-01 8.10826
2021-10-01 5.64704
2021-11-01 3.99789
2021-12-01 6.26197
2022-01-01 8.14084
2022-02-01 10.40903
2022-03-01 11.39077
2022-04-01 7.45772
2022-05-01 12.71978
2022-06-01 10.20764
2022-07-01 9.55930
2022-08-01 4.56869
2022-09-01 7.94200
2022-10-01 8.83905
2022-11-01 6.72609
2022-12-01 8.12987
2023-01-01 8.30800
2023-02-01 6.57149
2023-03-01 16.60243
2023-04-01 7.17387
2023-05-01 7.64967
2023-06-01 7.11014
2023-07-01 5.39699
2023-08-01 6.04104
2023-09-01 6.96346
2023-10-01 5.99318
2023-11-01 5.07804
2023-12-01 4.81414
2024-01-01 6.01987
2024-02-01 4.37429
2024-03-01 5.21424
2024-04-01 5.70364
2024-05-01 4.67811
2024-06-01 3.91844
2024-07-01 5.30128
2024-08-01 8.03861
2024-09-01 9.29523
2024-10-01 5.26944

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