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Record Nr.

UNINA9910788332003321

Autore

Roache Shaun

Titolo

The Effects of Economic News on Commodity Prices : : Is Gold Just Another Commodity? / / Shaun Roache, Marco Rossi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009

ISBN

1-4623-4769-X

1-4527-2484-9

1-282-84354-0

1-4518-7287-9

9786612843549

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (30 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

RossiMarco

Soggetti

Gold

Macroeconomics

Foreign exchange rates

Investments: Commodities

Investments: Metals

Inflation

Commodity Markets

Metals and Metal Products

Cement

Glass

Ceramics

Price Level

Deflation

Investment & securities

Commodity prices

Gold prices

Commodities

Prices

Commercial products

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

"July 2009".

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographic references.

Nota di contenuto

Table of contents; I. Introduction; II. Methodology; A. Literature Review; B. Data; C. Estimation Strategy; III. Results; A. Scheduled Macroeconomic Announcements; B. "Good News", "Bad News", and Volatility; IV. Conclusion; References; Appendix

Sommario/riassunto

The paper uses an event study methodology to investigate which and how macroeconomic announcements affect commodity prices. Results show that gold is unique among commodities, with prices reacting to specific scheduled announcements in the United States and the Euro area (such as indicators of activity or interest rate decisions) in a manner consistent with gold's traditional role as a safe-haven and store of value. Other commodity prices, where such news is significant, exhibit pro-cyclical sensitivities and these have risen somewhat as commodities have become increasingly financialized. These results are important for those trading in the commodity markets on a frequent basis and long-term market participants that take their decisions based on information on price fundamentals, which are reflected in the release of macroeconomic announcements.