JACKSON HOLE ECONOMIC SYMPOSIUM
An annual symposium held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. Since 1978, it focuses on significant economic issues that face United States and the rest of the economies in the world. Participants include well-known central bankers and finance ministers, as well as academic personalities and top financial market players worldwide. Market partakers closely monitor whatever resonates in the symposium proceedings for it can possibly affect global stock and currency markets.
POPULAR TERMS
Proved Reserves
It refers to the amount of resources that can be recovered from the deposit with a reasonable certainty level.
Cumulative Discount Privilege
In mutual fund, a way an investor can become eligible for lower fees by getting the sum of multiple transactions in several funds within the same f ...
Commercial Hedger
Companies purchasing futures positions in commodities to control its costs. When used in creating a product or service, corporations can hedge to r ...
Hurdle Rate
The minimum rate of return required by a manager on a project. The riskier the project, the higher the hurdle rate.
Sensex
Sensex is the abbreviation for the index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that is the Bombay Sensitive Index. In 1986, the Sensex was initially c ...
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Digesting Financial Statements: Working Capital
Analysts and investors look at the working capital and its trends to measure a company’s financial performance. This metric determines a busi ...
Buying a Home: Closing the Deal
It’s almost done! With just a few steps away, the house that you have been dreaming of will be yours.
Students, How Much Can You Afford to Borrow?
You are about to finish high school. The financial aid office of the university you are considering gave you a financial aid. You are also qualifie ...
Principles of Trading: Introduction
Trading is an active participation in the financial markets. Those who partake in buy-and-hold investing are called traders. Also called market pla ...
An Introduction to Ethical Investing
Ethical investing is, simply put, investing while taking into consideration your personal beliefs or your ethics. Because it is personal, it means ...
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | CBI retail sales volume balance | Apr | |
| 01:01 | BRC Shop Price Index | Apr | |
| 01:30 | Unemployment Rate | Mar | |
| 05:04 | BoJ MPC Interest Rate Announcement | Apr | |
| 05:04 | Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes | ||
| 05:04 | BOJ Outlook Report | ||
| 07:00 | BOJ Core CPI | Mar | |
| 08:30 | Bank of Japan Press Conference | ||
| 09:00 | Unemployment Rate | 1 quarter |
