BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS - BCI
Aggregate of leading, lagging, and coincident indexes used to predict changes in the overall economic activity of a country. Released by the Conference Board monthly, the BCI either confirms to predicts the highs and lows of the business cycle. The report is published for Australia, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Voting Trust Certificate
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Sample Selection Bias
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Combined Loan to Value Ratio - CLTV Ratio
Ratio determining the default risk of a potential homebuyer if he would purchase a home using multiple mortgages. In general, creditors are willing ...
Contagion
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| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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| 02:01 | Rightmove House Prices | Mar | |
| 04:00 | Fixed Asset Investment | Feb | |
| 04:00 | Industrial production | Feb | |
| 04:00 | Retail Sales | Feb | |
| 04:00 | Unemployment Rate | Feb | |
| 04:00 | NBS Press Conference | ||
| 14:15 | Housing Starts | Feb | |
| 14:30 | Consumer Price Index | Feb | |
| 14:30 | Consumer Price Index Core | Feb |
