GEM Database: Financial Market Trends, Codes and Sources
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Financial Market Daily Indicators – Definitions and Sources
Data is compiled from Datastream and then processed further by the World Bank’s Prospects Group
(DECPG)
Note: Indicators are shown in order of appearance on Financial Market Trends Table
A. Definitions
LCU/USD = Exchange rates in local currency units (LCU) per US dollar (USD)
Policy Rate = Central bank primary intervention (policy) interest rates
Spread, bp = Basis point spreads over US 10-year treasuries
EMBI+ = Annual percent growth of Emerging Markets Bond Index Plus, a JPMorgan
index that tracks total returns for traded external debt instruments in
emerging markets
Stk ind %-LCU = Year-over-year percentage change for the principal equity market at
the country level in Local Currency Unit–terms (LCU)
Stk ind %-USD = Year-over-year percentage change series are presented for the
principal equity market at the country level in US Dollar–terms (USD)
B. Sources
Exchange Rates (LCU/$)
Country / Region
Variable
name
Source
Aruba
ABWREXD
WM Reuters (ARUBFL$)
Angola
AGOREXD
WM Reuters (ANGORW$)
Albania
ALBREXD
WM Reuters (ALBNLK$)
Netherlands Antilles
ANTREXD
WM Reuters (NANTGL$)
United Arab Emirates
AREREXD
WM Reuters (UAEDIR$)
Argentina
ARGREXD
WM Reuters (ARGPES$)
Antigua and Barbuda
ATGREXD
WM Reuters (ANTGECD)
Australia
AUSREXD
WM Reuters (USAUSTR)
Austria
AUTREXD
WM Reuters (Euro)
Burundi
BDIREXD
WM Reuters (BURUFR$)
Belgium
BELREXD
WM Reuters (Euro)
Bangladesh
BGDREXD
WM Reuters (BANTAK$)
Bulgaria
BGRREXD
WM Reuters (BULGLV$)
Bahrain
BHRREXD
WM Reuters (BAHRDI$)
Bahamas, The
BHSREXD
WM Reuters (BAHAMAD)
Bosnia and Herzegovina
BIHREXD
WM Reuters (BOSHER$)
Belarus
BLRREXD
WM Reuters (BELARU$)
Bermuda
BMUREXD
WM Reuters (BERMDO$)
Bolivia
BOLREXD
WM Reuters (BOLIPE$)
Brazil
BRAREXD
WM Reuters (BRACRU$)
Barbados
BRBREXD
WM Reuters (BARBADD)
Brunei
BRNREXD