A User's Guide to the Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange Market Activity

13 Pages Posted: 24 Aug 2012

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Michael R. King

Gustavson School Of Business

Carlos Mallo

Bank for International Settlements Staff

Date Written: December 1, 2010

Abstract

This article provides an overview of the foreign exchange components of the Triennial Central Bank Survey. It highlights key dimensions of this dataset and methodological issues that are important to interpret it correctly. It also compares the methodology of the Triennial to that of more frequent surveys from regional foreign exchange committees.

JEL Classification: F31, G12, G15, C42, C82

Suggested Citation

King, Michael Robert and Mallo, Carlos, A User's Guide to the Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange Market Activity (December 1, 2010). BIS Quarterly Review, December 2010, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1727400

Michael Robert King (Contact Author)

Gustavson School Of Business ( email )

University of Victoria
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Victoria, British Columbia V8W 2Y2
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HOME PAGE: http://https://www.uvic.ca/gustavson/faculty/faculty/faculty/current/kingm.php

Carlos Mallo

Bank for International Settlements Staff ( email )

Centralbahnplatz 2
Basel, Basel-Stadt 4002
Switzerland

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