Essays about: "Market turmoil"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 58 essays containing the words Market turmoil.
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1. Beyond the Crisis: A Safe Haven Analysis : Empirical Insights into the Divergence of Gold and Bonds for Portfolio Hedging
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Purpose: This thesis investigates the relationship concerning traditional safe haven assets, gold and US 10-year treasury bonds during periods of market instability, specifically during the economic concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. It assesses the hedging and safe haven properties of these assets and their dynamic nature throughout two periods of unconventional monetary and fiscal policy measures by the Federal Reserve & US Congress respectively. READ MORE
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2. Forecasting Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall: A comparison of non- and parametric methods for crude oil amidst extreme volatility
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Practitioners primarily utilise nonparametric methods when estimating Value-at- Risk (VaR) and Expected Shortfall (ES) for computing capital requirements. However, various researchers assert that there are issues with those estimates, particularly amidst periods of market turmoil. READ MORE
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3. Investing in Bitcoin and Ethereum during stock market turmoil - a Swedish Perspective. : A study on the hedging, safe-haven, and diversification characteristics of Bitcoin, Ethereum and Gold against the OMX30 during the COVID-19 crisis and Russian invasion of Ukraine.
University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, FöretagsekonomiAbstract : The world has faced tumultuous times in recent years with the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the Russian invasion of Ukraine causing the stock market to be unusually volatile. During such times investors tend to flee to alternative investment opportunities that are uncorrelated or negatively correlated with the stock market, called safe-haven assets. READ MORE
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4. The Role of Literature in Character Education: On the Formation of the Modern 'Self' in Contemporary Liberal Schooling
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för barndom, utbildning och samhälle (BUS)Abstract : With the liberalisation of the society and education in the Western Countries, new development horizons have emerged thus altering our expectations from the younger generation and our vision of human fulfilment and happiness. As Dewey stressed, the current advance of technology and democratic ways of life results in the unprecedented rate and speed of changes and ‘it is impossible to foretell definitely just what civilization will be twenty years from now. READ MORE
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5. CAN GOLD SERVE AS A HEDGE AGAINST UNCERTAINTY? : A study on the gold price dynamics and its role as a safe haven asset
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : Gold’s ability to retain its real value in times of uncertainty and financial turmoil has long been of interest to investors and central banks worldwide. Gold has historically been used as a monetary means due to its store of value and in the early days, gold coins were used as a currency. READ MORE
