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3 Types of Payroll Taxes You Should Know About
Payroll taxes are the taxes employees and employers must pay to the government based on their earnings. The earnings will include standard salary or...
Key Rate
What is a key rate and why is it important
A key rate is a specific interest rate that is closely watched by investors because...
Idle Time
What is 'Idle Time' Idle time is unproductive time on the part of employees or machines as a result of factors beyond...
Mancession
What is 'Mancession' An economic instance in which the unemployment rate is substantially higher among men than it is among women. The...
Macroeconomic Swap
What is 'Macroeconomic Swap' A type of derivative designed to help companies whose revenues are closely correlated with business cycles to reduce...
Rate Of Change
What is 'Rate Of Change' The rate of change (ROC) is the speed at which a variable changes over a specific period...
Resistance
Stock prices and index levels are constantly graphed on charts to get a sense of the highs, and the lows, as well as the...
Sacrifice Ratio
What is the 'Sacrifice Ratio' The sacrifice ratio is an economic ratio that measures the costs associated with slowing down economic output...
Lapse
What is a 'Lapse' A lapse is the cessation of a privilege, right or policy due to time or inaction, so a...
Calamity Call
What is 'Calamity Call' A call feature of a Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO) designed primarily to reduce the issuer's reinvestment risk. If...