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The role of uncertainty measures on the returns of gold

The role of uncertainty measures on the returns of gold
The role of uncertainty measures on the returns of gold

By utilizing Bayesian Graphical Structural Vector Autoregression model, we show that changes in geopolitical risks and the U.S. real effective exchange rate significantly affect Gold returns. These results are consistent across different frequency bands in short, medium, and long terms.

Economic policy uncertainty, Geopolitical risks, Gold market, Oil price volatility, The real value of the USD
0165-1765
Gozgor, Giray
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Lau, Chi Keung Marco
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Sheng, Xin
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Yarovaya, Larisa
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Gozgor, Giray
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Lau, Chi Keung Marco
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Sheng, Xin
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Yarovaya, Larisa
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Gozgor, Giray, Lau, Chi Keung Marco, Sheng, Xin and Yarovaya, Larisa (2019) The role of uncertainty measures on the returns of gold. Economics Letters, 185, [108680]. (doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2019.108680).

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By utilizing Bayesian Graphical Structural Vector Autoregression model, we show that changes in geopolitical risks and the U.S. real effective exchange rate significantly affect Gold returns. These results are consistent across different frequency bands in short, medium, and long terms.

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Accepted/In Press date: 7 September 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 19 September 2019
Published date: 1 December 2019
Keywords: Economic policy uncertainty, Geopolitical risks, Gold market, Oil price volatility, The real value of the USD

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Local EPrints ID: 435324
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/435324
ISSN: 0165-1765
PURE UUID: c6280f0a-f9da-4dd0-b4c1-64caeb4c6213
ORCID for Larisa Yarovaya: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-9638-2917

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Date deposited: 30 Oct 2019 17:30
Last modified: 17 Mar 2024 03:54

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Author: Giray Gozgor
Author: Chi Keung Marco Lau
Author: Xin Sheng
Author: Larisa Yarovaya ORCID iD

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