GILT-EDGED SECURITIES
High-grade bonds issued by a government or company. Originally, it held gilded edges, thus the term. In the case of the company, the security is a bond or stock issued by them with a firm record of consistent earnings and can be relied on to shoulder dividends and interest.
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Growth Accounting
Technique of assessing a set of economic techniques or theories to identify the specific factor(s) influencing an economy’s growth. Areas fre ...
Zero-Sum Game
Zero-Sum Game refers to a situation wherein the gains of a participant is another participant’s losses. The gains shall only amount to how mu ...
Character Loan
Unsecured loan based on the borrower’s reputation and/or credit history. Normally, they can obtain only small loans through this method. If t ...
Terence Conran
Founder and Chairman of Conran Holdings Ltd., London-based design firm. His career began when he worked with Rayon Centre as textile designer in 19 ...
Short-Term Investments
Short-Term Investments is an account that is composed the investments of the company that has an expiration date of one year or less. Typically, th ...
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The first consideration when buying a new house is choosing the place where you want to live, regardless if this will serve as an investment or upg ...
Buying a Home: Everybody’s Goal
Since childhood, Selena has always dreamed of owning a large farm house surrounded with lots of animals – every kind of animal the world has ...
Introduction to Inflation
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Digesting Financial Statements: Introduction
Financial statements open a window how healthy a company is (in terms of finances). This document presents the financial activities of a person or ...
Ethical Investing: Corporate Governance
It is important for ethical investors to determine how companies manage themselves and their relations with investors and stakeholders.
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| 02:00 | MI Inflation Gauge | Dec | |
| 02:30 | ANZ Jobs Advertisements | Dec | |
| 05:05 | Trade Balance | Dec | |
| 10:00 | SECO Consumer Confidence | Dec | |
| 23:00 | NZIER Business Confidence | 4 quarter | |
| 01:30 | Westpac Consumer Sentiment | Jan | |
| 01:50 | Bank Lending | Dec | |
| 01:50 | Current Account | Nov | |
| 07:00 | Economy Watchers Survey | Dec |
