SOVEREIGN CREDIT RATING
Sovereign credit rating is the credit rating a sovereign entity. It provides insights on what the risks may be associated in investing in a particular country. A sovereign credit rating may be conducted upon the request of the country to gauge the economic growth and political risks. The rating will be a representative of the country and will be the one attracting investors. Sovereign credit rating also serves as a credibility for developing countries to be able to transact with international bond markets.
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Concentration Ratio
Ratio indicating the relative size of companies in respect to their industry in general. Low concentration ratio denotes higher competition among t ...
Back-To-Back Letters Of Credit
Two letters of credit (LCs) utilized together to aid a merchant in financing the buying of services or equipment from a subcontractor. With the aut ...
Stock Market Crash of 1987
Rapid and one of the most severe downturn in stock prices which took place on October 19, 1987. Following five days of intensifying stock market pl ...
Z-Score
“Z-Score” is a statistical measurement showing the relationship of the score to the mean. It can be positive or negative, which means t ...
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The total cost of an option.
The difference between the higher price paid for a fixed-income secur ...
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| 07:00 | Leading Indicators | Aug | |
| 11:00 | Ifo Business Climate Index | Oct | |
| 11:00 | Ifo Current Assessment | Oct | |
| 11:00 | IFO - Expectations | Oct | |
| 13:00 | CBI retail sales volume balance | Oct | |
| 01:50 | Corporate Service Price Index | Sep | |
| 02:01 | BRC Shop Price Index | Oct | |
| 07:00 | BOJ Core CPI | Sep | |
| 10:00 | Unemployment Rate | 3 quarter |
