Financial and business terms. 2012.
Outright Forward — A forward currency contract with a locked in exchange rate and delivery date. An outright forward contract allows an investor to buy or sell a currency on a specific date or within a range of dates. Foreign exchange forward contracts function in… … Investment dictionary
Outright forward purchases — In finance this normally means a commitment to purchase a loan, security or asset at a specified future date, usually on prearranged terms … International financial encyclopaedia
Open market operations — (also known as OMO) is the buying and selling of government bonds on the open market by a central bank. It is the primary means of implementing monetary policy by a central bank. The usual aim of open market operations is to control the short… … Wikipedia
money market — the short term trade in money, as in the sale and purchase of bonds and certificates. [1925 30] * * * Set of institutions, conventions, and practices whose aim is to facilitate the lending and borrowing of money on a short term basis. The money… … Universalium
Oak Ridges Moraine — The Oak Ridges Moraine is an ecologically important geological landform in the Mixedwood Plains of south central Ontario, Canada. The moraine covers a geographic area of 1,900 square kilometres (730 sq mi) between Caledon and Rice Lake … Wikipedia
Joseph Kagan, Baron Kagan — (June 6, 1915 ndash; January 17, 1995) was a British industrialist and the founder of Kagan Textiles, of Elland, which made raincoats from the waterproof Gannex fabric he had invented. Gannex raincoats were most famously worn by Harold Wilson.… … Wikipedia
Martin A. Armstrong — Martin Armstrong (born November 1, 1949 in New Jersey) is the son of a lawyer and Lt. Col under General Patton in World War II. His full biography is on line.[1] In short, Martin was encouraged by his father to get involved in computers during… … Wikipedia
Religion in Ecuador — Religion in Ecuadoris an expression of the different cultural heritages in the Ecuadorian culture including the Spanish colonisation, the Native Amerindian and the Afro Ecuadorian.DemographicsApproximately 85% percent of Ecuadoreans are Roman… … Wikipedia
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… … Universalium
