Purpose – The argument whether gold is a hedge or haven is a debatable Issue. Mainly hedge is a class of asset that is negatively correlated with another asset or portfolio on average. On the other hand a safe haven is an asset or portfolio which is negatively correlated with another asset or portfolio at the time of market turmoil. Therefore the purpose of this research is to take Saudi Arabiaas an example to examine the relationship of gold price in Saudi Arabia with key determinants such as the stock market index oil prices exchange rate interest rate and consumer price index (CPI) by application of the autoregressive distributed lag model (ARDL). Design/methodology/approach – The ARDL analysis was employed by using six variables based on the application of monthly time series data that were collected from 2011 to 2015. Findings – From the present analysis it has been discovered...

Purpose. The argument whether gold is a hedge or haven is a debatable issue. Mainly, hedge is a class of asset that is negatively correlated with another asset or portfolio on average. On the other hand, a safe haven is an asset or portfolio which is negatively correlated with another asset or portfolio at the time of market turmoil. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to take Saudi Arabia as an example to examine the relationship of gold price in Saudi Arabia with key determinants such as the stock market index, oil prices, exchange rate, interest rate and consumer price index (CPI) by application of the autoregressive distributed lag model (ARDL). Design/methodology/approach. The ARDL analysis was employed by using six variables based on the application of monthly time series data that were collected from 2011 to 2015. Findings. From the present analysis, it has been discovered ...