LENDER OF LAST RESORT
An institution or an entity that has the authority and financial resources to offer loans to banks or other qualified institutions, which undergo financial difficulty, or are regarded highly risky or almost in collapse. A lender is usually a country’s central bank. In the US, for instance, the Federal Reserve serves as the lender of last resort to institutions who do not have any other means of borrowing and failure to attain credit would affect the economy. But when a country’s central bank itself goes through financial difficulties, the International Monetary Fund may act as the lender of last resort.
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Rump
A term referring to group of investors who refuses to tender their shares into a corporate action, such as a merger or acquisition.
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Federal Subsidy Recapture
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| 11:00 | Ifo Business Climate Index | Jan | |
| 11:00 | Ifo Current Assessment | Jan | |
| 11:00 | IFO - Expectations | Jan | |
| 15:30 | Durable Goods Orders | Nov | |
| 16:00 | NBB Business Climate | Jan | |
| 01:50 | Corporate Service Price Index | Dec | |
| 02:01 | BRC Shop Price Index | Jan | |
| 02:30 | NAB Business Confidence | Dec | |
| 04:00 | Credit Card Spending | Dec |
