LOST DECADE
The 1990s for Japan; United States’ first decade of the present millenium. It initially describes the Japanese economy in the last decade of the past millenium. In 1980s, the brimming of a massive real estate ripple in Japan resulted to lagging performance not only in the succeeding "lost decade", but also in the following ones.
This also refers to the state of the US economy from 2000 to 2009, as economic snap in the middle of that decade was not sufficient to correct the effects of two big recessions in the start and end of that decade.
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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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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 |


