FIXED-FOR-FIXED SWAPS
An arrangement between two parties, where both parties pay a fixed interest rate that they could not otherwise obtain outside of a swap arrangement.
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Mutual Fund Timing
A legal but gloomed practice where traders try to gain short-term profits from buying and selling mutual funds in order to benefit from the spread ...
Japan Inc.
An alias for the corporate world of Japan which emerged during the 1980s boom when Western businessmen noticed how the Japanese government worked n ...
Buck the Trend
Situation in which the price of a security or a class of assets moves in the opposite direction of the broad market, industry, or its competition. ...
Growth Investing
Technique in which an investor seeks shares with superior growth potential. In most cases, a growth stock refers to a firm whose earnings are antic ...
FHA Loan
FHL loan is issued by qualified lenders and insured by Federal Housing Loan or FHA. This loan is designed for low to moderate income borrowers who ...
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Health Savings Account: Introduction
In essence, health savings account shoulders any health- and medical-related expenses that are not included in the high-deductible health plan. Pay ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Filing
Companies need to file several financial reports in different periods with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
14A Prox ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Working Capital
Analysts and investors look at the working capital and its trends to measure a company’s financial performance. This metric determines a busi ...
Options Transaction Via Day Trading
Given so many concepts and terminologies in the foreign exchange market, anyone outside the field of finance may have a hard time coping up. Howeve ...
Principles of Trading: Well Known Trading Instruments
Traders look at two primary factors when choosing the instruments they desire to trade: liquidity and volatility. Liquidity is the extent to which ...
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| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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| 04:00 | Fixed Asset Investment | Apr | |
| 04:00 | Industrial production | Apr | |
| 04:00 | Retail Sales | Apr | |
| 04:00 | Unemployment Rate | Apr | |
| 04:00 | NBS Press Conference | ||
| 07:15 | BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda Speaks | ||
| 08:00 | Wholesale Price Index | Apr | |
| 08:00 | Prelim Machine Tool Orders | Apr | |
| 11:00 | European Commission Economic Forecasts |
