The aim of this paper is to investigate if, and to what extent, events from the three financially troubled EU markets (Greece, Ireland, and Portugal) affected energy prices during the recent EU financial crisis. More specifically, (i) we test for contagion effects from bond markets on...

This study examines the financial risks posed by energy and environmental markets and how these risks are addressed by current regulatory regimes and legislation. This is undertaken using a legislative analysis of the financial regulation of energy and environmental markets, drawing on ‘grey'...

We investigate the relationship between oil prices and stock markets of selected oil importers and oil exporters at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. We provide evidence in favour of energy contagion, in term of significantly higher correlations between oil and stock markets returns during...

The markets for foreign exchange, energy and residential housing have all been strongly affected by the deregulation and expansion of the financial sector. As a result, they have begun to follow the logic of asset markets. This was especially marked in the case of the foreign exchange market...