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Economy profiles

10 economies, one page each: what the economy is known for, its central bank and what that bank is asked to do, the releases that matter and who publishes them. 8 of them stand behind the currencies of the pairs GIO4X lists; the others are context.

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Americas

United StatesUSD
A very large and varied economy, led by services and by the spending of its own households.
Federal Reserve
US dollar US500 US30 US100
CanadaCAD
A resource-rich economy whose trade is bound closely to the United States.
Bank of Canada
Canadian dollar

Europe

Euro areaEUR
The member states of the European Union that share the euro.
European Central Bank
Euro DE40
United KingdomGBP
A services-led economy with one of the world’s main financial centres in London.
Bank of England
Pound sterling UK100
SwitzerlandCHF
A small, open and prosperous economy in the middle of Europe, outside the European Union and the euro.
Swiss National Bank
Swiss franc

Asia-Pacific

JapanJPY
An advanced manufacturing and exporting economy with an ageing population, few natural resources of its own and large investments abroad.
Bank of Japan
Japanese yen JP225
AustraliaAUD
A services economy at home and a resources exporter abroad.
Reserve Bank of Australia
Australian dollar
New ZealandNZD
A small, open economy a long way from its markets, which earns its living abroad from farming and tourism.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand
New Zealand dollar
ChinaCNY
A very large manufacturing and exporting economy in which the state has a leading part.
People’s Bank of China
Chinese yuan (renminbi)
Context: its currency is not in any GIO4X instrument.
IndiaINR
A large, young and fast-changing economy, led by services and by the spending of its own people.
Reserve Bank of India
Indian rupee
Context: its currency is not in any GIO4X instrument.

How these pages are written

These are descriptions, not data. No page gives a GDP figure, a ranking, an interest rate, a percentage or the date of a release: those change, and GIO4X has no licensed source for them connected to this website. What is given is durable and widely known: what the economy makes and sells, what its central bank is asked to do, and which office or agency publishes each release.

A stock index is linked only where GIO4X lists an instrument on it. Where an economy’s best-known index is named without a link, it is named for orientation and is not a GIO4X instrument. Figures and dates are read at the publisher’s own website.

Educational information, not investment advice or a recommendation to trade. Nothing here is a forecast or a reason to trade.

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Educational information, not investment advice or a recommendation to trade. Nothing here is a forecast or a reason to trade.