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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Strip
1. In bonds, the process of separating coupons from a bond, then selling its different parts as an interest paying coupons and zero-coupon bond. Al ...
Reaction
A reverse movement of the price of a security. Reaction is usually associated with a downward movement in the security’s price after an upwar ...
Barrier Option
A kind of option whose payoff is based on whether or not the involved asset has exceeded or reached a predetermined price. Barrier options can be a ...
HP
A data-smoothing technique that is commonly applied to remove short-term fluctuations that are associated with the business cycle, thereby revealin ...
Director Rotation
The cycle by which board members serve and vacate their positions. A policy regarding director rotation, or rotation of directors, may be included ...
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Getting to Know The Federal Reserve
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Ethical Investing: Activism and Advocacy of Shareholders
Activist investors are not contented with just purchasing stocks and supporting its actions or decisions. They want to change the norms of targeted ...
Buying a Home: Finding the Best House
Nothing can stop you from looking for the home of your dreams. Even though you have no agent, you can do your own diligence. Drive around neighborh ...
Retirement Planning: Creating a Nest Egg
Last time, we discuss the different income sources for building a retirement fund. We shall now tackle the ways to create a retirement nest egg.
Principles of Trading: Record Keeping and Taxation
It is imperative for every trader to maintain a precise, organized, and latest trading-related records. Hence, traders should keep both hard and di ...
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| 09:00 | Unemployment Rate | 1 quarter | |
| 12:00 | CBI retail sales volume balance | Apr | |
| 01:01 | BRC Shop Price Index | Apr | |
| 04:05 | RBA Assistant Governor Christopher Kent Speaks | ||
| 08:00 | GfK Consumer Climate | Apr | |
| 09:00 | CPI | Apr | |
| 09:00 | GDP | 1 quarter | |
| 10:00 | Private Sector Credit | Mar | |
| 10:00 | M3 Money Supply | Mar |
