Does the price of crude oil respond to macroeconomic news?

Journal of Futures Markets

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 536-559

  Chatrath, Arjun ^a   Miao, Hong ^b   Ramchander, Sanjay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

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EID: 84860240289     PISSN: 02707314     EISSN: 10969934     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/fut.20525     Document Type: Article

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