past domestic volatilities does not generally affect the mean and the volatility of the estimated thresholds. Specifically …, with the exception of the Italian market we find at least two volatility regimes, due to an asymmetric structure of … volatility as a function of bad and good domestic news. Moreover, in the majority of the series under scrutiny we also identify …

the US, Germany, and Hong Kong. The seven chosen macroeconomic variables are interest rate, inflation, oil price …