INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE - IRS
An agency of the United States’ Department of Treasury that is mandated for collecting and enforcing taxes. Established in 1862 by then US President Abraham Lincoln, it is also responsible for overseeing the collection of federal income taxes, as well as handling corporate, excise, gift, and estate taxes. Also called tax man.
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Secondary Mortgage Market
Secondary Mortgage Market is a market wherein mortgage aggregators, securitizers, originators, and investors go to buy and sell mortgage loans and ...
Giffen Good
Good for which demand rises as the price escalates, and declines when the price decreases. It has an upward-sloping demand curve, contrary to the f ...
Inactivity Fee
Fee charged to investors by brokerages for infrequent trading in their brokerage accounts to meet the minimum trading requirement
CVE
Currency abbreviation for the Cape Verde escudo, the official currency of the Republic of Cape Verde. The CVE subunit is called the centavo. Instea ...
Product Recall Insurance
An insurance that covers the costs involved in recalling possibly defective products made by the insured.
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Health Savings Account: Introduction
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An Introduction to Student Loans
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Connection of Inflation and Interest Rates
We cannot simply ignore the connectivity of inflation and interest rates. Both items are interrelated. So, whenever there is a news item about a co ...
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| 11:01 | New Yuan Loans | Aug | |
| 14:30 | Consumer Price Index | Aug | |
| 14:30 | Consumer Price Index Core | Aug | |
| 14:30 | Common Core CPI | Aug | |
| 14:30 | Trimmed Core CPI | Aug | |
| 14:30 | Median Core CPI | Aug | |
| 14:30 | Manufacturing Shipments | Jul |


