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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...

Hard Loan

What is 'Hard Loan' A foreign loan that must be paid in the currency of a nation that has stability and a...

Hedge Clause

What is 'Hedge Clause' A provision included in published financial reports that indemnifies the author, or authors, against any responsibility for any...

Hara-Kiri Swap

What is 'Hara-Kiri Swap' An interest rate or cross-currency swap devoid of any profit margin for the originator. The term gets its...

Home Equity Loan

DefinitionA home equity loan is a type of loan in which the borrower uses the equity of his or her home as collateral. The...

Heath-Jarrow-Morton Model (HJM Model)

What is 'Heath-Jarrow-Morton Model - HJM Model' A model that applies forward rates to an existing term structure of interest rates to determine...
Hard Currency

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...

Hawk

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

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...

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