HEATING DEGREE DAY - HDD
The number of degrees that a day's average temperature is below 65oFahrenheit (18oCelsius), the temperature below which buildings need to be heated. The price of weather derivatives traded in the winter is based on an index made up of monthly HDD values. The settlement price for a weather futures contract is calculated by summing HDD values for a month and multiplying that sum by $20.
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CFP Franc - XPF
Currency of four French overseas collectives including French Polynesia, Futuna, New Caledonia, and Wallis. The Institut d'émission d ...
IRS Publication 575
A document that outlines the tax treatment of distributions from pensions and annuities, as well as the process of reporting income from these dist ...
Homeowners Association Fee - HOA Fee
A fee that has to be paid by owners of a residential property to an organization that helps with maintaining and improving that property.
Deep-Discount Bond
A bond that sells at a significant discount from par value. A bond that is selling at a discount from par value and has a coupon rate significantly ...
Non-Spouse Beneficiary Rollover
A retirement plan asset rollover performed in the event of the death of the account holder, where the recipient is not the spouse of the deceased. ...
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| 06:30 | Tertiary Industry Index | Apr | |
| 08:00 | Wholesale Price Index | May | |
| 08:30 | Producer & Import Prices | May | |
| 09:00 | SECO Consumer Confidence | May | |
| 10:00 | Trade Balance | Apr | |
| 11:00 | Current Account (sa) | Apr | |
| 11:00 | Industrial Production | Apr | |
| 14:15 | Housing Starts | May | |
| 14:30 | NY Fed Empire State manufacturing index | Jun |
