Analyzing the relationship between money supply and inflation In the Syrian economy during (1996-2010)

The purpose of this research is to explain the impact of money supply on inflation in the Syrian economy by using cointegration and causality test as a method during (1996 – 2010). The results of this research has showed that there is no causality relation runs from the money supply into inflation indicator. In addition, here is no long run effect between the Consumer price index and the inflation in Syria as Johansson’s Co-integration Test has showed.

The Long And Short Relation Term Between Monetary Variable And Damascus Stock Sxchange Index

This study is concerned in the long relation between monetary policy variable and Damascus stock exchange (DSE) index, In general, monetary policy transmission can affect the markets, so the stock market also effected by that, and this study is interested in this relation, so it start by made theoretical introduction about how can monetary variables effect the stock market index, then it follow the statistical methodology by use Autoregressive-Distributed Lag model (ARDL) to estimate the relation between independents variables which are money supply M1,M2,exchange rate EX, interest rate I, inflation INF, and dependent variables which is DSE index (M_I) The result, by using the Unrestricted error correction model (UECM) shows that there is positive relation in short and long term between money supply (M1) and DSE index, but it was and negative one in short term between M2 and DSE index, and became a positive in long term, and the relation was negative between inflation and DSE index in short and long term. There was a negative one with exchange rate in short and long term, and also negative one with interest rate. As conclusion, it should be necessary to improve the behavior of monetary policy to control all this variable in the way that made it has positive effects on DSE index.

The Relationship between Macroeconomic Variables and Damascus Securities Exchange Index

Given The Importance of Relationship between Macroeconomic Variables and Financial Market for Researchers, Investors and officials, This Relationship has been Studied in This Research during Period 1-1-2010 to 31-12-2011 Using Monthly Data for Nominal Effective Exchange Rate SNEER, Money Supply SM2, Exports Coverage Imports SXM, Inflation Rate SINF, Damascus Market Index SDWX. Stability of Time Series Studied through Augmented Dickey Fuller Test, Johansen Co-Integration Test Confirmed There is Longitudinal Relationship-Term, Using Granger- Causality Test Appeared That The Relationship Reciprocal between Money Supply and The Index, Nominal Effective Exchange Rate is Causing Change in The Index, VAR Model Estimated, and Characterized by High R2, Jarque-Bera Test Shows The Residuals do not Follow Normal Distribution, Finally, Prediction in Some Time Periods Close to Realistic Values of Index. By Analyzing This Result We Come up That The Relationship between Macroeconomic Variables and Damascus Market Index has a Medium Strength.