Tag: deficit

What is a 'Hawk' A hawk, also known as an inflation hawk, is a policymaker or advisor who is predominantly concerned with...

What is 'Import And Export Prices' Two indexes that monitor the prices of imports and exports in the United States. The import...

What is 'National Savings Rate' An estimate from the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the amount of income...

What is 'National Welfare Fund (Russia)' One of two parts of the Russian sovereign wealth fund, the other being the Reserve Fund....

What is 'Make To Assemble - MTA' A manufacturing production strategy where a company stocks the basic components of a product based...

What is 'Absorbed Account' An account that has been combined or that has merged with another related account. Accounts are often absorbed...

What is 'Balance Of Trade - BOT' The balance of trade (BOT) is the difference between a country's imports and its exports...

What is the Balance of Payments (BOP)? The balance of payments (BOP) is an accounting record of all monetary transactions between a country and the...

What is quasi-reorganization and what are the benefits for businesses A quasi-reorganization is a type of financial restructuring in which a company makes minor changes...

What is 'War Babies' A name given to securities in companies that are defense contractors. These securities are called war babies because...