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.
POPULAR TERMS
Peace Dividend
It is the funds that become available in the budget of the national government when the county is at peace, and can afford to lessen its defense sp ...
Subprime Meltdown
Situation which affected the mortgage industry in 2007 because of approving individuals with poor credit rating. The housing boom in mid-2000s and ...
False Market
A market in which prices are manipulated by false information, preventing the efficient negotiation of prices. These types of markets will often be ...
Worldwide Coverage
Worldwide Coverage is an insurance policy that provides international coverage for personal property owned by the insured against any loss or damag ...
In the Pink
Informal expression that describes a situation in which an economy or investor is in a rosy financial position. More generally, it pertains to bein ...
POPULAR ARTICLE
SEE FOREX TUTORIAL
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 ...
Retirement Planning: Last-Minute Preparation
The road to comfortable and enjoyable retirement is not an easy road. You will experience some challenges along the way as you save up for your gol ...
Student Loans: Federal Loans
Most of the students mull over the idea of maximizing the federal loan availability first before borrowing for college through a private loan. Norm ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Cash Flow
Companies generate money from borrowers and/or borrow money from creditors. Next, firms purchase assets and/or finance projects and programs. Then, ...
Student Loans: Loan Repayment
Students, soon after your graduation, you need to enter the repayment phase. In other words, you have to start paying off your student loans. This ...
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:30 | Industrial Production | Jul | |
| 08:30 | Producer & Import Prices | Aug | |
| 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 |
