The Macroeconomic Determinants of Volatility in Precious Metals Markets

Cetin Ciner and Brian M. Lucey Jonathan A. Batten
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The Institute for International Integration Studies Discussion Paper Series from IIIS

Abstract: We investigate key macroeconomic factors that impact the price returns of precious metals markets. The markets investigated were gold, silver, platinum and palladium; whereas the macroeconomic factors accommodated business cycle, monetary environment and financial market sentiment factors. The key findings present limited evidence that the same macroeconomic factors jointly influence the volatility processes of the precious metal price series, although there is some evidence of volatility feedback between the precious metals. This finding lends weight to views that individual commodities are too distinct to be considered a single asset class or represented by a single index; a finding of considerable importance for portfolio managers and investors.

Date: 2008-06-20
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