SLOW MARKET
A slow market can mean one of two things. First is when the market is trading at very low volumes or low volatility. This means that there is not much going on in the market as there are no risk events, no stimulus and mo deterrent to move the market in a particular direction. Second, it is a market where the trades are not done in the fastest way possible. This means that there are delays in the transactions. Seconds are already considered as delays in some markets especially if its dominantly electronic in nature.
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SFC
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Raider
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Net Sales
It refers to the gross revenues minus returns and discounts of a company. It is the amount presented in an income statement under sales revenue.
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| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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| 07:00 | Leading Indicators | May | |
| 10:00 | Ifo Business Climate Index | Jul | |
| 10:00 | Ifo Current Assessment | Jul | |
| 10:00 | IFO - Expectations | Jul | |
| 10:00 | Private Sector Credit | Jun | |
| 10:00 | M3 Money Supply | Jun | |
| 12:00 | CBI retail sales volume balance | Jul | |
| 14:30 | Durable Goods Orders | Jun | |
| 01:01 | BRC Shop Price Index | Jul |
