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

• Autore: Roache Shaun
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (30 p.)
• Soggetto topico: 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
• Soggetto geografico: United States
• Altri autori: RossiMarco
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Effects of Economic News on Commodity Prices
• ISBN: 1-4623-4769-X; 1-4527-2484-9; 1-282-84354-0; 1-4518-7287-9; 9786612843549
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788332003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; ; No. 2009/140