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Hard Currency
What is 'Hard Currency'
Hard currency is a currency widely accepted around the world as a form of payment for goods and services. A hard...
Harmonized Index Of Consumer Prices (HICP)
What is the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP)?
The Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) is a measure of inflation produced by Eurostat, the...
Headline Earnings
What are 'Headline Earnings' Headline earnings is a basis for measuring earnings per share implemented by the Institute of Investment Management and...
Hedge Accounting
What is 'Hedge Accounting'
Hedge accounting is a method of accounting where entries for the ownership of a security and the opposing hedge are treated...
Headline Inflation
DefinitionHeadline inflation is a measure of the total inflation within an economy, including commodities such as food and energy prices, which tend to be...
Hyperinflation
DefinitionIn economics, hyperinflation is very high and typically accelerating inflation. It quickly erodes the real value of the currency, as the prices of most...
Yield To Average Life
What is 'Yield To Average Life' The yield on a fixed-income security when the average maturity is substituted for the maturity date...
Yupcap
What is 'Yupcap'
A slang term for a young urban professional who cannot afford property. Yupcaps are people in their late twenties or early thirties...
Yield Pickup
What is 'Yield Pickup' The additional interest rate an investor receives when selling a lower-yielding bond in exchange for a higher-yielding bond....
Years Certain Annuity
What is 'Years Certain Annuity' An insurance product that pays the holder a monthly income for a specified number of years. A...