The Effects of Economic News on Commodity Prices : Is Gold Just Another Commodity? /

The paper uses an event study methodology to investigate which and how macroeconomic announcements affect commodity prices. Results show that gold is unique among commodities, with prices reacting to specific scheduled announcements in the United States and the Euro area (such as indicators of activ...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Roache, Shaun
Other Authors: Rossi, Marco
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/140
Online Access:Full text available on IMF