Xingyu Dai , Imran Yousaf , Jiqian Wang , Qunwei Wang , Chi Keung Marco Lau
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Abstract
This paper explores how the U.S. macro variable influences volatility co-movement in currency and commodity futures markets system. It does this by using the Dynamic Equicorrelation-Mixed Data Sampling-X model, and then calculating the daily realized volatility (RV), good volatility (GV), and bad volatility (BV) of 22 futures using 5-min high-frequency data. The Hodrick-Prescott filter method is applied to compute the raw, cycle, and trend components of the news for 17 macro variables and 4 principal components of these macro variables. There are three key study findings. First, the raw component of monetary policy uncertainty is the best fit for RV co-movement, while the raw component of trade policy uncertainty is the best fit for GV and BV co-movement. Second, almost all macro variables show that the trend component news do not affect volatility co-movement. Finally, the duration of the impact of macro variables exceeds 4 months, while the influence of raw news on BV co-movement is generally shorter. The macro variable information also helps currency and commodity futures investors to make global minimum variance portfolio optimization.
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The purpose of the journal is also to stimulate international dialog among academics, industry participants, traders, investors, and policymakers with mutual interests in commodity markets. The mandate for the journal is to present ongoing work within commodity economics and finance. Topics can be related to financialization of commodity markets; pricing, hedging, and risk analysis of commodity derivatives; risk premia in commodity markets; real option analysis for commodity project investment and production; portfolio allocation including commodities; forecasting in commodity markets; corporate finance for commodity-exposed corporations; econometric/statistical analysis of commodity markets; organization of commodity markets; regulation of commodity markets; local and global commodity trading; and commodity supply chains. Commodity markets in this context are energy markets (including renewables), metal markets, mineral markets, agricultural markets, livestock and fish markets, markets for weather derivatives, emission markets, shipping markets, water, and related markets. This interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary journal will cover all commodity markets and is thus relevant for a broad audience. Commodity markets are not only of academic interest but also highly relevant for many practitioners, including asset managers, industrial managers, investment bankers, risk managers, and also policymakers in governments, central banks, and supranational institutions.