Is There a Connection between Sovereign CDS Spreads and the Stock Market? Evidence for European and US Returns and Volatilities
This study complements the current literature, providing a thorough investigation of the lead–lag connection between stock indices and sovereign credit default swap (CDS) returns for 14 European countries and the US over the period 2004–2016. We use a rolling VAR framework that enables us to analyse...
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| description | This study complements the current literature, providing a thorough investigation of the lead–lag connection between stock indices and sovereign credit default swap (CDS) returns for 14 European countries and the US over the period 2004–2016. We use a rolling VAR framework that enables us to analyse the connection process over time covering both crisis and non-crisis periods. In addition, we analyse the relationship between stock market volatility and CDS returns. We find that the connection between the credit and equity markets does exist and that it is time variable and seems to be related to financial crises. We also observe that stock market returns anticipate sovereign CDS returns, and sovereign CDSs anticipate the conditional volatility of equity returns, closing a connectedness circle between markets. Contribution percentages in terms of returns are more intense in the US than in Europe and the opposite result is found with respect to volatilities. Within Europe, a greater impact in Eurozone countries compared to non-Eurozone countries is observed. Finally, an additional analysis is also carried out for the financial sector, obtaining results largely consistent with those found using sovereign data. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a2ae325ebef64d979446ce93e912fd712023-11-20T15:22:51ZengMDPI AGMathematics2227-73902020-09-01810166710.3390/math8101667Is There a Connection between Sovereign CDS Spreads and the Stock Market? Evidence for European and US Returns and VolatilitiesLaura Ballester0Ana González-Urteaga1Department of Financial Economics, Faculty of Economics, University of Valencia, Avda. Los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, SpainDepartment of Business and Finance, Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences, Public University of Navarre and Institute for Advanced Research in Business and Economics (INARBE), Arrosadia Campus, 31006 Pamplona, SpainThis study complements the current literature, providing a thorough investigation of the lead–lag connection between stock indices and sovereign credit default swap (CDS) returns for 14 European countries and the US over the period 2004–2016. We use a rolling VAR framework that enables us to analyse the connection process over time covering both crisis and non-crisis periods. In addition, we analyse the relationship between stock market volatility and CDS returns. We find that the connection between the credit and equity markets does exist and that it is time variable and seems to be related to financial crises. We also observe that stock market returns anticipate sovereign CDS returns, and sovereign CDSs anticipate the conditional volatility of equity returns, closing a connectedness circle between markets. Contribution percentages in terms of returns are more intense in the US than in Europe and the opposite result is found with respect to volatilities. Within Europe, a greater impact in Eurozone countries compared to non-Eurozone countries is observed. Finally, an additional analysis is also carried out for the financial sector, obtaining results largely consistent with those found using sovereign data.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/8/10/1667stock marketCDS marketgranger causalityrolling VAR model |
| spellingShingle | Laura Ballester Ana González-Urteaga Is There a Connection between Sovereign CDS Spreads and the Stock Market? Evidence for European and US Returns and Volatilities Mathematics stock market CDS market granger causality rolling VAR model |
| title | Is There a Connection between Sovereign CDS Spreads and the Stock Market? Evidence for European and US Returns and Volatilities |
| title_full | Is There a Connection between Sovereign CDS Spreads and the Stock Market? Evidence for European and US Returns and Volatilities |
| title_fullStr | Is There a Connection between Sovereign CDS Spreads and the Stock Market? Evidence for European and US Returns and Volatilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is There a Connection between Sovereign CDS Spreads and the Stock Market? Evidence for European and US Returns and Volatilities |
| title_short | Is There a Connection between Sovereign CDS Spreads and the Stock Market? Evidence for European and US Returns and Volatilities |
| title_sort | is there a connection between sovereign cds spreads and the stock market evidence for european and us returns and volatilities |
| topic | stock market CDS market granger causality rolling VAR model |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/8/10/1667 |
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