In this article, we examine the recent trends in dependence structure between the fast-growing commodity markets and the stock markets in China in order to draw implications for portfolio investment. We address this issue by using copula functions that allow for measuring both average and tail...

Over the past decade, the sharp increases in the prices of oil and agricultural commodities have raised serious concerns about the heightened volatility of these markets and the possible negative interactions between them. This article deals with the dynamic return and volatility spillovers...

Past studies have shown considerable differences between equity markets in conventional and Islamic financial systems, in terms of financial products and principles. Using a copula approach, this study shows that the global Islamic equity market index (represented by the Dow Jones Islamic Market...

This paper examines the dependence structure between the emerging stock markets of the BRICS countries and influential global factors. Using the quantile regression approach, our results for the period from September 1997 to September 2013 show that the BRICS stock markets exhibit dependence...

This article attempts to examine whether the equity premium in the United States can be predicted from a comprehensive

This study examines the effects of the monetary policy of the United States on commodity prices. Using a Bayesian Structural VAR, we identify the interest rate shocks as a measure of the stance of the U.S. mon- etary policy and evaluate their impacts on different types of commodity prices. The...

This paper examines the effects of the monetary policy of China on commodity prices. Using a Bayesian Structural VAR, we identify shocks to the interest rate as a price rule and to the monetary aggregate (M2) as a quantity rule, and then evaluate their impacts on commodity prices. Those prices...

Past studies suggest that the Islamic Â…nance system is only weakly linked or even de- coupled from conventional markets. If this statement is true, then this system may provide a cushion against potential losses resulting from probable future Â…nancial crises. In this article, we make use...

This paper explores the relevance of asymmetry and long memory in modeling and forecasting the

This paper analyzes the short-term dynamics of the prices of CO2 emissions, using the vector autoregression (VAR) and the vector error-correction Models (VECM). The data are monthly for the prices of oil, coal, natural gas, electricity and carbon emission allowances. The results show that: (i) a...