This study examines the relationship between returns on portfolios, comprised of stocks of various size and book values, and changes in inflation. The relationship is evaluated in the context of positive and negative changes in expected and unexpected inflation, and expansionary and...

This paper shows that the University of MichiganÕs ÒSurvey of ConsumersÓ can be useful in predicting the direction of change in Þve U.S. dollar exchange rates. The explanatory power, however, is contingent on the particular survey question employed and the forecast horizon under...