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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Hedge fund technique which bases its holdings including long and short positions in several equity, currency, fixed income, and futures markets bas ...
Index Roll
Passive index investing strategy designed by combining long-term equity anticipation securities (LEAPS) and index funds. The investor must roll ove ...
Average Inventory
It is the calculation of a particular good comparing the number of the goods to the previous count usually two weeks or months ago.
Group of 24 - G-24
Established in 1971, a group of 24 countries working together to consort the place of developing nations on international monetary and development ...
iTraxx
A league of international credit derivative indices that is trailed by International Index Company (IIC). The credit derivatives market, which iTra ...
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Macroeconomics: Basic Concepts
The concepts involved in macroeconomics focus on three fields, including national output and income, unemployment, and inflation and deflation. The ...
Gauging Inflation
In the United States, the inflation rate was 0.2% through the 12 months ended July. In the United Kingdom, inflation was 0.1% in July.
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:30 | Consumer Price Index - EU Harmonised | Jan | |
| 09:30 | CPI | Jan | |
| 09:45 | Industrial Production | Dec | |
| 10:45 | Вице-президент ЕЦБ Луис де Гиндос выступит с речью | ||
| 11:30 | Construction Output | Dec | |
| 11:30 | Index of Services | Dec | |
| 11:30 | Business Investment | 4 quarter | |
| 11:30 | Visible Trade Balance | Dec | |
| 11:30 | Manufacturing Production | Dec |
