CONTRACTION
Period of the business cycle in which the overall economy declines. Moreover, it occurs following the business cycle peaks but before a recession. Most economists believe contraction appears when a nation’s real GDP has decreased for two or more consecutive quarters.
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Specific-Shares Method
Specific-shares method is a personal financial accounting whose purpose is to cut down realized capital gains for multiple stock or mutual fund pur ...
Voting Trust Certificate
Voting Trust Certificate is a document issued by the limited-life trust of a corporation, which is created to limit the control of a corporation to ...
Sample Selection Bias
Sample Selection Bias is a type of bias resulting from the selection of non-random data meant for statistical analysis.
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
Possibility a significant economic changes in a country will spread to other nations. It pertains to the spread of either an economic boom or econo ...
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Principles of Trading: Introduction
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An Introduction to Forex Currencies
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Retirement Planning: The Significance of Retirement
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Defining Inflation
Inflation is the sustained increase in the overall level of products and services in an economy over a particular time period. Expressed as percent ...
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |


