FLOATING EXCHANGE RATE
A system where the value of a currency is solely determined by the relationship of market forces of demand and supply, instead of by government intervention.
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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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Digesting Financial Statements: Pension Plans
Deducing on the topic we previously discussed, this tutorial now puts the spotlight on the pension fund. It is a distinct long-term obligation for ...
Student Loans: Repaying Debts Faster
Student loans may not be paid overnight, but we want to pay it off in a fastest way possible. Is it possible?
Before anything else, one h ...
An Introduction to Forex
The foreign exchange market or forex is the largest financial market in the world. It is where the monetary currencies of countries are traded. Thi ...
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 ...
Ethical Investing: Knowing Human Rights and Workers` Rights
Ethical investors want to know how corporations treat people, specifically their workers. They depend on the UN Universal Declaration of Human Righ ...
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| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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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 |
