SMOKESTACK INDUSTRY
The Smokestack Industry is the term given to the ‘old economy’ businesses that has been around for decades called such because they usually were heavy manufacturing industries whose factories emitted large amounts of smoke into the atmosphere. It is characterized by businesses that have limited potential for long-term growth such as automobiles, steel, and chemicals.
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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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| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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| 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 |
