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Off Balance Sheet (OBS)
What is an 'Off Balance Sheet - OBS' Off balance sheet (OBS) items refer to assets or liabilities that do not appear...
Import
What is an 'Import' An import is a good or service brought into one country from another. The word "import" is derived...
Okun Gap
DefinitionIn economics, Okun's law is an empirically observed relationship between unemployment and losses in a country's production. The "gap version" states that for every...
Joint Float
What is 'Joint Float' Two or more countries agreeing to keep their currencies at a same exchange rate relative to one another,...
Jobs Growth
What is 'Jobs Growth' A component of the Employment Situation Summary, reported monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The job growth...
Junk Bond
A non-investment grade or high yield bond is referred to as a junk bond. As the name suggests, these bonds have a credit rating...
Jarrow Turnbull Model
DefinitionThe Jarrow–Turnbull credit risk model was published by Robert A. Jarrow of Kamakura Corporation and Cornell University and Stuart Turnbull, currently at the University...
Jobs And Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (JGTRRA)
In this post, we will be discussing the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (JGTRRA). This was a bill that was...
Japanese Government Bond (JGB)
What is 'Japanese Government Bond - JGB' A bond issued by the government of Japan. The government pays interest on the bond...
Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS)
What is 'Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey - JOLTS' A survey done by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics to...