The macroeconomic determinants of volatility in precious metals markets

Resources Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 65-71

  Batten, Jonathan A ^a   Ciner, Cetin ^b   Lucey, Brian M ^c  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Commodity prices; Gold; Macroeconomic factors; Silver; Volatility

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COSTS; FINANCIAL MARKETS; GOLD; INVESTMENTS; PRECIOUS METALS; SILVER;

BUSINESS CYCLES; COMMODITY PRICES; MACROECONOMIC FACTORS; PLATINUM AND PALLADIUMS; PORTFOLIO MANAGERS; PRICE VOLATILITY; VOLATILITY; VOLATILITY PROCESS;

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY;

BUSINESS CYCLE; COMMODITY MARKET; COMMODITY PRICE; FINANCIAL MARKET; GOLD; MACROECONOMICS; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; PRECIOUS METAL; PRICE DYNAMICS;

EID: 77953024901     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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