INITIAL CLAIMS
Measure of the number of unemployment claims filed by individuals who seek to receive state jobless benefits. Financial analysts closely monitor this report because it gives insight into the economy’s direction. Higher initial claims denote weakening economy.
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403(b
A document that provides information for individuals with 403(b) retirement plan. Published by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), it indicates who ...
Pay Yourself First
This phrase is used referring to the idea that investors must automatically and regularly put money to their savings before spending on anything el ...
Risk Graph
A graph showing the possibility of profits or losses of a given investment. The x-axis represents the underlying security’s price and the y-a ...
Form 3903
A form issued by the IRS and used by taxpayers to deduct moving expenses related to taking a new job.
Bond Ratio
Financial ratio representing the leverage of a bond user. It expresses the percentage of a firm’s capitalization, which is the total amount o ...
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Retirement Planning: Maximizing the Power of Compounding
“The early bird catches the worm.” – William Camden
A Guide to Income Tax: Overlooked Credits and Cuts
The US tax code changes from time to time, and majority of taxpayers cannot name at least three of the most common deductible expenditures. On that ...
Digesting Financial Statements: System
A financial statement serves as an avenue for assimilating the overall health of a business. Let’s illustrate the four key steps in a cash-ba ...
Featured Investment: The American Depository Receipt
Investments are what trading is all about. And knowing about the various available investment options and how to trade them is one of the keys to a ...
Choosing Your Bank
Now that you’ve learned the basics of banking and the importance of it, you are now ready to put your money in a bank. But which bank should ...
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| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02:00 | MI Inflation Gauge | Dec | |
| 02:30 | Retail Sales | Nov | |
| 03:30 | CPI | Dec | |
| 03:30 | PPI | Dec | |
| 11:30 | Sentix Investor Confidence | Jan | |
| 15:15 | Housing Starts | Dec | |
| 16:00 | MPC Member Silvana Tenreyro Speaks | ||
| 17:30 | Overview of business prospects, according to the Bank of Canada | 4 quarter | |
| 17:30 | Bank of Canada Interest Rate Decision | 4 quarter |
