BIS effective exchange rate indices
E434150
BIS effective exchange rate indices are trade-weighted measures of the value of a country’s currency against a basket of other currencies, used to assess international competitiveness and exchange rate movements.
All labels observed (1)
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| BIS effective exchange rate indices canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BIS effective exchange rate indices Context triple: [Bank for International Settlements, issues, BIS effective exchange rate indices]
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A.
Linked Exchange Rate System
The Linked Exchange Rate System is Hong Kong’s currency regime that pegs the Hong Kong dollar to the U.S. dollar within a narrow trading band to maintain monetary and financial stability.
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B.
LIBOR
LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) is a now-discontinued global benchmark interest rate that reflected the average rate at which major banks lent to one another in the short-term unsecured interbank market across multiple currencies and maturities.
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C.
Exchange Rate Mechanism
The Exchange Rate Mechanism was a European monetary system designed to reduce exchange rate variability and achieve monetary stability in preparation for the Economic and Monetary Union and the eventual adoption of the euro.
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D.
AEX index
The AEX index is a benchmark stock market index that tracks the performance of the largest and most actively traded companies listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
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E.
Exchange Fund
The Exchange Fund is Hong Kong’s sovereign wealth and reserve fund used to manage the territory’s foreign exchange reserves and support the stability of its financial and monetary systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: BIS effective exchange rate indices Target entity description: BIS effective exchange rate indices are trade-weighted measures of the value of a country’s currency against a basket of other currencies, used to assess international competitiveness and exchange rate movements.
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A.
Linked Exchange Rate System
The Linked Exchange Rate System is Hong Kong’s currency regime that pegs the Hong Kong dollar to the U.S. dollar within a narrow trading band to maintain monetary and financial stability.
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B.
LIBOR
LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) is a now-discontinued global benchmark interest rate that reflected the average rate at which major banks lent to one another in the short-term unsecured interbank market across multiple currencies and maturities.
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C.
Exchange Rate Mechanism
The Exchange Rate Mechanism was a European monetary system designed to reduce exchange rate variability and achieve monetary stability in preparation for the Economic and Monetary Union and the eventual adoption of the euro.
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D.
AEX index
The AEX index is a benchmark stock market index that tracks the performance of the largest and most actively traded companies listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.
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E.
Exchange Fund
The Exchange Fund is Hong Kong’s sovereign wealth and reserve fund used to manage the territory’s foreign exchange reserves and support the stability of its financial and monetary systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic indicator
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exchange rate index family ⓘ time series dataset ⓘ |
| accessibleVia |
BIS statistics warehouse
NERFINISHED
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BIS website ⓘ |
| advantageOver | bilateral exchange rates for competitiveness assessment ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
BIS EER indices
NERFINISHED
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BIS effective exchange rates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | trade-weighted averages of bilateral exchange rates ⓘ |
| captures |
changes in external competitiveness over time
ⓘ
effects of exchange rate movements against multiple trading partners ⓘ |
| comparedWith | bilateral exchange rates ⓘ |
| covers |
advanced economies
ⓘ
emerging market economies ⓘ small open economies ⓘ |
| dataFrequency |
annual
ⓘ
monthly ⓘ quarterly ⓘ |
| developedBy | Bank for International Settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishes |
broad indices
ⓘ
narrow indices ⓘ |
| geographicalCoverage | worldwide trading partners ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
nominal effective exchange rate indices
ⓘ
real effective exchange rate indices ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | BIS statistics and research teams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measures | value of a currency against a basket of other currencies ⓘ |
| methodologyDocument | BIS effective exchange rate indices methodology papers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| normalisation | indices typically normalised to a base year equal to 100 ⓘ |
| priceDeflatorUsedInRealIndices |
consumer price index
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producer price index ⓘ unit labour costs ⓘ |
| publisher | Bank for International Settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referenceInstitution | BIS Monetary and Economic Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
exchange rate analysis
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international finance ⓘ open economy macroeconomics ⓘ |
| underlyingData |
bilateral nominal exchange rates
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trade flow statistics ⓘ |
| usedBy |
academic researchers
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central banks ⓘ financial market analysts ⓘ international organisations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
assessing international price competitiveness
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macroeconomic analysis ⓘ monitoring exchange rate movements ⓘ policy analysis ⓘ |
| weightingScheme |
trade weights based on international trade flows
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weights reflecting competition in third markets ⓘ |
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Subject: BIS effective exchange rate indices Description of subject: BIS effective exchange rate indices are trade-weighted measures of the value of a country’s currency against a basket of other currencies, used to assess international competitiveness and exchange rate movements.
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