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Database description
The Global Financial Databaseprovides long-range historical data on stocks, bonds,bills and other instruments, covering approximately 200 countries from the early modern periodto the present. EUI members can create an account by following the instructions below at 'How to access data.' The GFD platform is called 'Finaeon.'
Financial and economic data seriesare assigned ninemetadata descriptors: SeriesID;Description; Start date; End date/most recent; Periodicity; Country/territory; Currency; Series type (eg. government bond yields) andGFD sector designation (eg. equity).Series include:
- Asset Allocation from the 1800s to present
- National accounts and GDP from 1790 to present
- Equitiesfrom 1694 to present
- Economic, commodity and exchange rate data from 1200 to present
- Fixed income and inflation from the late 13th century to present.
Time period
Global Financial Datacoverage is for approximately 200 countries from the early modern period topresent - varying by series and country.
Support links
Global Financial Data Inc. provides the following online training resources:
- Global Financial Data Finaeon Search tutorial
- Global Financial DataFinaeonHelp YouTube Channel
How to access data
EUI members can access the data as follows:
First time EUIusers ofGlobal Financial Data | Returning EUIusersofGlobal Financial Data |
- Createan account with an eui.eu mail address at the'Register' link on the GFD platform - Log on to GFD using the instructions at right. | - Enter the user name (EUI mail address) and GFD password on the GFD login page - Data can be accessedvia the GFDatabase search engine in the left menu; selectcountry, series category, series type and indicator - Users can create workbooks via theAutoTRAClink in the top bar (beside 'Home'). |
Example of series
| Symbol | IGITA10D |
| Description | Italy 10-year Government Bond Yield |
| Begin | 11-30-1807 |
| End | 2022 |
| Periodicity | Monthly from Nov. 1807 to Nov. 1983; Weekly from Dec. 1983 to Dec. 1988; Daily From Jan. 1989 to Dec. 2022 |
| Country | ITALY |
| Currency | ITL |
| Series Type | Government Bond Yields |
| GFD Sector | Fixed Income |
Data collated by Global Financial Data is compiled from multiple archival sources includingfinancial reports,news periodicals, sectoral journalsand other publications. "Finaeon GFD has produced continuous chain-linked data sets by appending the current data series with the historical data which have been verified, cross-referenced and transcribed prior to their inclusion."
External visitors to the EUI Library do not have access to this resource.
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