Research Article

The Effect of Monetary Policy on Commodity Prices: Disentangling the Evidence for Individual Prices

Table 1

Unit root tests.

Variable ERS KPSS Ng Perron Model

Federal funds rate I (1) I (1) I (1) Constant and trend
Exchange rate I (1) I (1) I (1) Constant
World GDP I (1) I (1) I (1) Constant
US GDP I (1) I (1) I (1) Constant and trend
M2 I (1) I (1) I (1) Constant
Coal price I (1) I (1) I (1) Constant
Nickel price I (0) (I (1) with 1%) I (1) I (1) Constant and trend
Oil price I (1) I (1) I (1) Constant and trend
Gold price I (1) I (1) I (1) Constant and trend
CRB index I (1) I (1) I (1) Constant and trend
US CPI I (1) I (1) I (1) Constant and trend