We review the literature on gold as an investment. We summarize a wide variety of literature,
including the papers in this special issue of International Review of Financial Analysis to …

Safe assets play a critical role in an (y) economy. A safe asset is an asset that is (almost
always) valued at face value without expensive and prolonged analysis. By design, there is …

This study compares the dynamic spillover effects of gold and Bitcoin prices on the oil and
stock market during the COVID-19 pandemic via time-varying parameter vector …

Is clean energy a safe haven for cryptocurrencies, or vice versa? In this paper, we
investigate the hedge and safe haven property of a wide range of clean energy indices …

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has shaken the global financial system and caused great
turmoil. Facing unprecedented risks in the markets, people have increasing needs to find a …

Gold price volatilities have a significant impact on many financial activities of the world. The
development of a reliable prediction model could offer insights in gold price fluctuations …

We apply wavelet methods to daily data of COVID-19 world deaths and daily Bitcoin prices
from 31th December 2019 to 29th April 2020. We find, especially for the period post April 5 …

This study examines the role of gold as a hedge or safe-haven asset in different phases of
the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, corresponding to the timing of fiscal and monetary stimuli to …

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented human and health crisis. The
measures taken to contain the damage caused a global economic slowdown. Investors face …

We compare gold and Bitcoin for the G7 stock markets, finding that gold and Bitcoin have
distinct safe haven and hedging characteristics. Gold is an undisputable safe haven and …