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Forecasting Credit Default Swaps (CDSs) spreads with newswire messages: Evidence from European countries under financial distress

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This study explores the forecasting performance of newswire messages, revealed by newspaper articles, for CDS. Five European countries with sovereign debt problems, daily data spanning the period 2009–2012, and ARIMA and ARIMAX modeling support the superiority of the ARIMAX model.

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  • Apergis, Nicholas, 2015. "Forecasting Credit Default Swaps (CDSs) spreads with newswire messages: Evidence from European countries under financial distress," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 136(C), pages 92-94.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:136:y:2015:i:c:p:92-94
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2015.08.032
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    Keywords

    Newswire messages; CDS; European countries; Sovereign debt problems;
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    JEL classification:

    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt

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