OVERHEATED ECONOMY
An economic situation where growth is occurring too quickly that economists fear a rise in inflation. This exists when producers cannot produce enough goods or services to meet the rising demand, and raise prices instead.
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WARF
Weighted Average Rating Factor (WARF) is a measure often used by credit rating companies to determine the credit quality of a portfolio. It allows ...
Trading Arcade
Slang term for an electronic trading facility, often operated by a clearing member, where investors can gather and trade for their own accounts. Bu ...
Double Top and Bottom
In technical analysis, chart patterns explaining movements in a security or other investment drawn like letter W (double bottom) or letter M (doubl ...
Tranches
Part, piece, portion, or slice of a transaction or structured financing. It refers to one of the numerous securities offered at the same time but h ...
Financing Statement
A written document detailing the financing agreement between the lender and the borrower. It should have the names and addresses of the parties inv ...
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Student Loans: Repaying Debts Faster
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Digesting Financial Statements: Earnings
For assessing how a company performed in a given period, the relation between income and cash flow statements should be taken into account. Several ...
Gauging Inflation
In the United States, the inflation rate was 0.2% through the 12 months ended July. In the United Kingdom, inflation was 0.1% in July.
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13:00 | CBI retail sales volume balance | Mar | |
13:00 | CBI retail sales volume balance | Mar | |
14:25 | FOMC Member Raphael W. Bostic Speaks | ||
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16:00 | New Home Sales | Feb | |
16:00 | New Home Sales | Feb | |
01:30 | Westpac Consumer Sentiment | Mar |