The use of messaging boards to instigate coordinated manipulation of stock prices is not a novel phenomenon. However, the growing breadth and sophistication of social media, the widespread availability of technological cloaking techniques, and the ready accessibility of leveraged derivatives...

We investigate the volatility connectedness between US green bonds and several major traditional financial market volatility indices by applying a novel TVP-VAR frequency connectedness methodology. This paper aims to explore the specific role that the US green bond market possesses during three...

This study investigates the impact of the Russian-Ukraine war on the tail risk connectedness among G7 stock markets using a TVP-VAR frequency connectedness approach and a number of robustness testing procedures. Such work focuses on the dynamics of tail risk connectedness both during the...

Crude oil is prone to large upward price shocks, creating challenges for personal and corporate budgeting. In this paper, we systematically assess a range of possible shock havens against large oil price shocks. Empirical tests uncover a rich set of assets which act both as hedges and shock...

The changing patterns of risk aversion of traditional financial assets may follow a non-linear, counter-cyclical, process. However, research in this area has not considered the effects of the rapidly developing cryptocurrency markets. Given the distinct features and growing impact of...

The paper considers the potential motives for Central Banks’ issuance of digital currencies (hereafter CBDC), where an important issue relates to the risk they might subsequently carry due to the potential misuse of CBDC and the distrust of nations acting outside of expected norms. Against...

Chinese oil futures products were created in 2018, and have since presented an alternative, regional exchange through which to invest. This research tests for evidence of developing market maturity during the time since the market was established, specifically focusing on static and time-varying...

The ownership structures of European banks are today quite different relative to those before the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), particularly due to new takeovers, government guarantees, bailouts, and other defensive market responses post-GFC. These new ownership structures raise questions as to...

Intertwined with the persisting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world economy, the price of WTI crude oil futures became negative on April 20, 2020. This anomalous incident has drawn much attention within the literature. This paper attempts to investigate the origins and specific impacts...