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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Golden Life Jacket
Compensation package offered by the acquiring firm to top executives of the company being acquired. The same with stay bonus, it aims to retain tho ...
Bank Insurance Fund - BIF
Unit of the FDIC providing protections to the insurance for the banks that are not classified as a savings and loan association.
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| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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| 08:00 | Prelim Machine Tool Orders | Mar | |
| 10:00 | New Yuan Loans | Mar | |
| 11:00 | Retail Sales | Feb | |
| 13:00 | MPC Member Andy Haldane Speaks | ||
| 15:00 | MPC Member Silvana Tenreyro Speaks | ||
| 16:30 | Overview of business prospects, according to the Bank of Canada | 1 quarter | |
| 16:30 | Bank of Canada Interest Rate Decision | 1 quarter | |
| 19:00 | FOMC Member Eric Rosengren Speaks | ||
| 19:01 | 10-y Bond Auction | Apr |
