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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Average True Range - ATR
It was introduced in Welles Wilder’s book: New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems as a volatility measure.
Daily Chart
It is a line graph displaying the intraday movement of a security. It is different from the longer term charts that show’s a movement of a se ...
Peak
The highest point between the end of an economic expansion and the start of a contraction in a business cycle. The peak of the cycle refers to the ...
Securities Fraud
Securities Fraud is a crime that is classified as white-collar. Securities Fraud occurs when an entity that may be an individual or a company like ...
Specialization
Specialization, in production, is focusing on a particular good or service of a business in order to maximize the efficiency and effectivity of pro ...
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| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07:00 | Leading Indicators | Apr | |
| 14:30 | Durable Goods Orders | May | |
| 16:00 | Pending Home Sales | May | |
| 07:00 | BOJ Core CPI | May | |
| 08:00 | GfK Consumer Climate | Jul | |
| 13:00 | BOE Deputy Governor for Financial Stability Jon Cunliffe Speaks | ||
| 14:30 | Goods Trade Balance | May | |
| 14:30 | Wholesale Inventories | May | |
| 15:00 | House Price Index | Apr |
