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Bank for International Settlements (BIS)An international bank headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, which serves as a forum for monetary cooperation among several European central banks, the Bank of Japan, and the US Federal Reserve System. Founded in 1930 to handle the German payment of World War I reparations, it now monitors and collects data on international banking activity and promulgates rules concerning international bank regulation.Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Similar MatchesMorgan Stanley Capital International Pacific Free indexMorgan Stanley Capital International Pacific Free indexA market capitalization-weighted benchmark index made up of equities from Pacific Basin countries. Japan represents about three-fourths of the index. International adjustment processInternational adjustment process1. Any mechanism for change in international markets. 2. The mechanism by which payments imbalances diminish under pegged exchange rates and nonsterilization. Similar to the specie flow mechanism, exchange-market intervention causes money supplies of surplus countries to expand and vice versa, leading to price and interest rate changes that correct the current and capital account imbalances. International macroeconomicsInternational macroeconomicsSame as international finance, but with more emphasis on the international determination of macroeconomic variables such as national income and the price level. International bondsInternational bondsA collective term that refers to global bonds, Eurobonds, and foreign bonds. International arbitrageInternational arbitrageSimultaneous buying and selling of foreign securities and ADRs to capture the profit potential created by time, currency, and settlement inconsistencies that vary across international borders. Further SuggestionsMorgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australia, Far East IndexInternational Swap Dealers Association (ISDA) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International finance subsidiary International Development Association (IDA) Capital International Indexes Domestic International Sales Corporation International Fisher relationship Internationalization Singapore International Monetary Exchange (SIMEX) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International monetary economics International Trade Organization International Petroleum Exchange International market index Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe Index International Securities Identification Number Federation Internationale des Bourses de Valeurs Minister of International Trade International monetary system International Organization of Securities Commissioners International Fisher effect |
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