QUANTITATIVE EASING 2 – QE2
This is the second monetary policy of Fed, which is used to stimulate the United States economy after the recession that started in 2007/08. Fed had plans on buying $600 billion in long-term Treasuries, in addition to the reinvestment of an additional $250 billion to $300 billion in Treasuries from earlier proceeds from mortgage-backed securities.
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Performance Index Paper - PIP
Short-term paper on which the rate of interest is denominated and paid in a base currency. Performance index paper's interest rate is determine ...
Protest Divestment
It refers to the intentional selling of stock on a large scale to make financial pressure on a corporation to force social change.
Co-Owner
Individual or group sharing ownership in an asset with another individual or group. Co-owner of an asset holds a certain percentage although this m ...
Prepaid Interest
It refers to the interest that a debtor pays before the first scheduled repayment of debt.
Other Comprehensive Basis of Accounting - OCBOA
These are financial statements prepared using a system of accounting that differs from GAAP, the most common being tax-basis and cash-basis financi ...
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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 ...
Inflation and Investments
“How does inflation affect my investments?”
Most investors ask this question, particul ...
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Since childhood, Selena has always dreamed of owning a large farm house surrounded with lots of animals – every kind of animal the world has ...
Principles of Trading: Well Known Trading Instruments
Traders look at two primary factors when choosing the instruments they desire to trade: liquidity and volatility. Liquidity is the extent to which ...
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:30 | FOMC Member James Bullard Speaks | ||
| 16:00 | Consumer Confidence | May | |
| 16:50 | FOMC Member Raphael W. Bostic Speaks | ||
| 02:30 | PMI Manufacturing | May | |
| 02:30 | Tertiary Industry Index | May | |
| 02:30 | PMI Composite | May | |
| 07:00 | BOJ Core CPI | Apr | |
| 08:00 | Public Sector Net Borrowing | Apr | |
| 09:15 | PMI Manufacturing | May |
