Abstract
We examine the dependence and causal linkages among selected macroeconomic variables, namely BIST100, bond yields, CDS, currency basket, and gold prices, in Turkey. Using daily data covering the period 2011-01-14 to 2019-04-30, we find the following empirical results. First, all variables are found to be integrated into the first order, namely stationary in first log-difference. Second, our paper detects evidence of significant interdependence in thirteen out of twenty pairs of variables. Third, the findings of the VECM test reveal unidirectional and bidirectional causalities in the short- and long-run. Fourth, the results of wavelet coherence analysis highlight a negative relationship for the pairs of BIST100-currency basket and BIST100-gold prices while positive linkages are observed for the pairs of bond rates-currency basket, bond rates-gold prices, and CDS-gold prices. In addition, the BIST100 index unidirectionally leads currency basket between 16- and 128-day holding periods between 2013-2017 years. Lastly, there exist unidirectional causal linkages among changes in prices for all the pairs of variables, except for BIST100-CDS with noncausality and gold-currency basket with two-way causality. Our findings yield significant implications for portfolio and risk management and financial stability.
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