CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION ACT
Act that determine and outline the standards applied to national banks. An amendment to the National Bank Act, it seeks to increase oversight and clarify the laws that govern financial transactions to protect consumers from these transactions. This legislation led to the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), which regulates various financial products and services.
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Housing Bonds
Bonds that are issued to finance a municipal construction project such as housing development.
Fixed Price
The leg of a swap that is based on an unchanging interest rate. A plain vanilla interest rate swap is an exchange of two streams of cash flows. Bot ...
Capital Goods Sector
A classification of stocks connected to the distribution or manufacture of goods. This division is diverse, involving firms that produces machinery ...
Day-Count Convention
It is used to determine the number of days in a two coupon dates where it is very important in calculating accrued interest. There are several diff ...
Resolution Funding Corporation - REFCORP
A mixed-ownership government corporation established by Congress in 1989 in conjunction with the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC). The two corpor ...
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A Primer on Retirement Planning
Every person dreams of enjoying their lives once they reach their golden years. Most people desire living in a house with a beach front view or a m ...
Ethical Investing: Leaving an Ethical Imprint
After selecting the rightful ethical investments and making it work, it is about to decide how to disburse your assets after you die. You have two ...
Retirement Planning: Last-Minute Preparation
The road to comfortable and enjoyable retirement is not an easy road. You will experience some challenges along the way as you save up for your gol ...
Buying a Home: Obtaining a Homeowners Insurance
You are one step closer to acquiring your dream house, and you want to make sure it has substantial protection against any disaster or occurrence t ...
Ethical Investing: Niche Investment Style
Over the past two years, sustainable, responsible, and impact investing (SRI) has grown significantly in the United States. Based on the US SIF Fou ...
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| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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| 07:00 | Leading Indicators | Aug | |
| 11:00 | Ifo Business Climate Index | Oct | |
| 11:00 | Ifo Current Assessment | Oct | |
| 11:00 | IFO - Expectations | Oct | |
| 13:00 | Bundesbank Monthly Report | ||
| 16:00 | New Home Sales | Sep | |
| 17:30 | SNB Chairman Thomas Jordan Speaks | ||
| 23:45 | Trade Balance | Sep | |
| 04:30 | RBA Deputy Governor Guy Debelle Speaks |
