ABX index

What is 'ABX index' A financial metric used to assess the entire value of mortgages given to borrowers with subprime or poor credit ratings. When...

EBITDA Margin

What is 'EBITDA Margin' EBITDA margin is a measurement of a company's operating profitability as a percentage of its total revenue. It...

FDIC Insured Account

What is 'FDIC Insured Account' An account that meets the requirements to be covered or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation...

IDR (Indonesian Rupiah)

What is 'IDR' The currency abbreviation or the currency symbol for the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR). The Rupiah is made up of 100...

FASB 157

What is 'FASB 157' A Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Statement that requires all publicly-traded companies in the U.S. to classify their...

NAB Business Confidence Index

What is 'NAB Business Confidence Index' A key measure of business confidence in Australia, published monthly and quarterly by National Australia Bank....

KBW Bank Index

What is 'KBW Bank Index' An economic index consisting of the stocks of 24 banking companies. This index serves as a benchmark...

Macro Risk

What is 'Macro Risk' A type of political risk in which political actions in a host country can adversely affect all foreign...

E-Meeting

What is 'E-Meeting' A meeting that takes place over an electronic medium rather than in the traditional face-to-face fashion. The most common...

Jackson Hole Economic Symposium

What is 'Jackson Hole Economic Symposium' An annual symposium sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City since 1978, and held...