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COVID-19 news in USA and in China: which is suitable in explaining the nexus among Bitcoin and Gold?

Abdelkader Derbali (Department of Finance and Accounting, Higher Institute of Informatics and Management of Kairouan, Kairouan University, Tunisia, Kairouan, Tunisia and Department of Administrative and Financial Sciences and Techniques, Community College, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia, Medinah, Saudi Arabia)
Kamel Naoui (Department of Finance, Universite de la Manouba Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Tunis, Manouba, Tunisia)
Lamia Jamel (Department of Economics and Finance, College of Business Administration, Taibah University, Medinah, Saudi Arabia)

Pacific Accounting Review

ISSN: 0114-0582

Article publication date: 21 June 2021

Issue publication date: 19 November 2021

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to examine empirically the impact of COVID-19 pandemic news in USA and in China on the dynamic conditional correlation between Bitcoin and Gold.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper offers a crucial viewpoint to the predictive capacity of COVID-19 surprises and production pronouncements for the dynamic conditional correlation (DCC) among Bitcoin and Gold returns and volatilities using generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity-DCC-(1,1) through the period of study since July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020. To assess the unexpected impact of COVID-19, this study pursues the Kuttner’s (2001) methodology.

Findings

The empirical findings indicate strong important correlation among Bitcoin and Gold if COVID-19 surprises are integrated in variance. This study validates the financialization hypothesis of Bitcoin and Gold. The correlation between Bitcoin and Gold begin to react significantly further in the case of COVID-19 surprises in USA than those in China.

Originality/value

This paper contributes to the literature on assessing the impact of COVID-19 confirmed cases surprises on the correlation between Bitcoin and Gold. This paper gives for the first time an approach to capture the COVID-19 surprise component. Also, this study helps to improve financial backers and policymakers' comprehension of the digital currencies' market elements, particularly in the hours of amazingly unpleasant and inconspicuous occasions.

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Acknowledgements

The authors are grateful to the Editor and the anonymous referees of the journal for their extremely helpful recommendations to enhance the quality of the study.

Declaration of Conflicting Interests. The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.

Funding. The author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship and/or publication of this article.

Citation

Derbali, A., Naoui, K. and Jamel, L. (2021), "COVID-19 news in USA and in China: which is suitable in explaining the nexus among Bitcoin and Gold?", Pacific Accounting Review, Vol. 33 No. 5, pp. 578-595. https://doi.org/10.1108/PAR-09-2020-0170

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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