Tag: national

What is 'Office Of Foreign Asset Control - OFAC' A department of the U.S. Treasury that enforces economic and trade sanctions against...

What is 'Office Audit' An examination of a taxpayer's records by the Internal Revenue Service to ensure the taxpayer's compliance with tax...

What is 'Madeira Escudo' The former currency of Madeira, an island off the coast of Portugal. The Madeira escudo was used as...

What is 'Macroeconomic Swap' A type of derivative designed to help companies whose revenues are closely correlated with business cycles to reduce...

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

What is 'Abeyance Order' An order that is temporarily placed on hold or held in suspension, due to prevailing circumstances, until it...

What is the 'Real Economic Growth Rate' The real economic growth rate measures economic growth, in relation to gross domestic product (GDP),...

What is 'Real-Time Trade Reporting' A requirement imposed on market makers (and in some instances, non market makers) to report each trade...

What is a Macroeconomic Factor A macroeconomic factor is a broad concept used in economics to describe anything that could affect the economy as a...

What is a 'Savings Rate' A savings rate is the amount of money, expressed as a percentage or ratio, that a person...