We examine the extent of operational and financial hedging in US oil and gas companies. Using a combination of hand collected and publicly available data we first calculate financial and commodity exposure. We find significant exposure to underlying commodity movements. We find no evidence that...

This article examines the negative relationship between gold and the US dollar. It considers the argument that a weaker dollar makes gold cheaper, increases demand for gold, which in turn drives up the price, giving gold and the dollar their negative relationship. The conclusion is that whilst...