ABSOLUTE AUCTION
A kind of auction wherein the highest bidder is awarded with the sale. Reserve price, which sets a minimum required bid for the item to be sold, do not exist on absolute auctions. Foreclosed properties maybe related as a type of absolute auction., wherein the foreclosed property is acquired by the winning bid. This is in contrast to a lender confirmation auction, wherein the bid must be approved by the lender first before the transaction will be completed.
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Discount House
A firm that buys, sells, discounts and/or negotiates bills of exchange or promissory notes. It is mainly operating in the U.K.
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Gauging Inflation
In the United States, the inflation rate was 0.2% through the 12 months ended July. In the United Kingdom, inflation was 0.1% in July.
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