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Commodities and Macroeconomic Factors: Unconditional Volatility Measures

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  • Viviana Fernandez

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This study focuses on the measurement of spillover effects from macroeconomic factors to commodity volatility. It argues that such measurement is sensitive to volatility computation and to causality testing. To this end, I analyze two commodity data sets-gold and the Continuous Commodity Index (1969-2011), and twenty-four Dow Jones futures indexes (1991-2011)-and various macroeconomic indicators. I conclude that the macroeconomic factors that influence volatility generally depend on the commodity under consideration. I also explore whether commodities of the same class experience volatility shifts around the same dates, and find that this is not the case except for energy commodities.

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  • Viviana Fernandez, 2014. "Commodities and Macroeconomic Factors: Unconditional Volatility Measures," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(S5), pages 87-109, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:emfitr:v:50:y:2014:i:s5:p:87-109
    DOI: 10.2753/REE1540-496X5005S506
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