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Finance Research Papers/Topics

Stock Market Performance, Interest Rate and Exchange Rate Interactions in Zimbabwe: A Cointegration Approach

Abstract: This research empirically examines the connection between stock market performance, exchange rates and interest rates using the VECM model and monthly time series data. During the pre hyperinflationary phase findings showed that the impact of interest rates on stock market performance were mixed. Stock market performance converged to long run equilibrium with bank rates (1.4%) within 8 months. Unidirectional causality moves from stock market to exchange rates, Treasury bill rates a...