VOODOO ECONOMICS
Voodoo Economics is a slanderous term used by George H.W. Bush when referring to Ronald Reagan’s economic policies, which eventually became known as "Reaganomics".
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Housing Bonds
Bonds that are issued to finance a municipal construction project such as housing development.
Fixed Price
The leg of a swap that is based on an unchanging interest rate. A plain vanilla interest rate swap is an exchange of two streams of cash flows. Bot ...
Capital Goods Sector
A classification of stocks connected to the distribution or manufacture of goods. This division is diverse, involving firms that produces machinery ...
Day-Count Convention
It is used to determine the number of days in a two coupon dates where it is very important in calculating accrued interest. There are several diff ...
Resolution Funding Corporation - REFCORP
A mixed-ownership government corporation established by Congress in 1989 in conjunction with the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC). The two corpor ...
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Gauging Inflation
In the United States, the inflation rate was 0.2% through the 12 months ended July. In the United Kingdom, inflation was 0.1% in July.
Student Loans: Consolidating Private Loans
Fixed interest rates.
That is one viable reason for consolidating private loans although you are not mulling over that option. Private lo ...
Buying a Home: Choosing the Best Location
The first consideration when buying a new house is choosing the place where you want to live, regardless if this will serve as an investment or upg ...
Buying a Home: Selecting a House Suitable for Your Needs
After choosing the best location of your new house, it is about time to decide on the home that you want. Basically, there are three types of homes ...
Buying a Home: Everybody’s Goal
Since childhood, Selena has always dreamed of owning a large farm house surrounded with lots of animals – every kind of animal the world has ...
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Bundesbank Monthly Report | ||
| 16:00 | New Home Sales | Sep | |
| 17:30 | SNB Chairman Thomas Jordan Speaks | ||
| 23:45 | Trade Balance | Sep | |
| 04:30 | RBA Deputy Governor Guy Debelle Speaks |
