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Candlestick Chart
Originating in Japan over 300 years ago, candlestick charts have become quite popular in recent ...

Capacity Utilization Rate
 Measures the percentage of available resources being utilized by factories, mines and utilities. A ...

Capital Spending
 Measures the total amount of new capital expenditures by private businesses. A rising trend has a ...

CBI Distributive Trades Realized
 The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Distributive Trades Realized measures the health of ...

CBI Industrial Trends Orders
 The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Industrial Trends Orders measures the value of new ...

Central Bank
A central bank, reserve bank or monetary authority, is an entity responsible for the monetary ...

CGPI
 The Corporate Goods Price Index (CGPI) measures the rate of inflation (i.e., the rate of price ...

Challenger Job Cuts
This monthly report indicates trends in the labor market by reporting the number of corporate ...

Chancellor Darling Speaks
Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling will testify before Parliament's Treasury ...

Chartist
Another name for a technical analyst. This is a person who uses charts to identify patterns that ...

Chicago Fed President Evans Speaks
Chicago Federal Reserve President and FOMC voting member Charles Evans will speak about the ...

Chicago PMI
 The National Association of Purchasing Managers (NAPM) Chicago Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) ...

Choice Market
A market in which the spread between the bid and the ask for a given financial instrument is zero - ...

Chooser Option
An option where the investor has the opportunity to choose whether the option is a put or call at a ...

Claimant Count Change
 Measures the change in number of people claiming unemployment related benefits during the previous ...

Clearing
The procedure by which an organization acts as an intermediary and assumes the role of a buyer and ...

Commission
A service charge assessed by an agent in return for arranging the purchase or sale of a security or ...

Commodity Prices
Australia, announces chnges in the price of commodities, a major economic indicator for the country.

Company Gross Operating Profits
 Measures the total amount of pre-tax profits earned by businesses with greater than 20 employees. ...

Composite Leading Indicator
 Measures overall economic health by combining ten leading indicators including average weekly ...

Composite Leading Indicators
 Measures overall economic health by combining ten leading indicators including average weekly ...

Confirmation
A document exchanged by counterparts to a transaction that confirms the terms of said transaction.

Construction PMI
 The Construction Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) measures the activity level of purchasing ...

Construction Spending
 Measures the total amount spent by builders on public and private construction projects.

Construction Work Done
 Measures the value of all completed construction projects including new buildings and alterations ...

Consumer Climate
 Measures the mood of consumers in regard to economic conditions. The reading is derived from a ...

Consumer Confidence
Determines the mood of consumers in regard to economic conditions. Higher readings point to higher ...

Consumer Confidence Index
The Nationwide Consumer Confidence Index (NCCI) measures the mood of consumers in regard to ...

Consumer Credit
 Measures the total value of outstanding consumer installment debt, such as credit cards and auto ...

Consumer Sentiment
 Measures consumer attitudes concerning both the present situation and future expectations. It's ...

Consumption Indicator
Measures the total amount spent by consumers on goods and services. UBS publishes this indicator up ...

Contagion
The likelihood of significant economic changes in one country spreading to other countries. This ...

Contract
The standard unit of trading.

Core CPI
Derivative of the consumer Price Index (CPI) that omits the volatile Food, Energy, Alcohol and ...

Core CPI - CAD
Derivative of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) that excludes the eight most volatile items, including ...

Core CPI - GBP
Derivative of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) that excludes the volatile Food, Energy, Alcohol and ...

Core CPI - JPY
Derivative of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) that excludes the volatile Fresh Food items. CPI with ...

Core CPI - USD
Derivative of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) that excludes the Food and Energy items. Food and ...

Core Durable Goods Orders
Derivative of Durable Goods Orders that excludes the Transportation components. Orders for aircraft ...

Core Machinery Orders
Measures the total value of new orders placed with machine manufacturers, excluding orders for ...

Core PCE Price Index
The Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index measures the rate of inflation ...

Core PPI
Derivative of the Producer Price Index (PPI) that excludes the Food and Energy items. Although Food ...

Core Retail Sales
Derivative of Retail Sales that excludes the Automobile Sales component.

Core Tokyo CPI
Derivative of the Tokyo Consumer Price Index (CPI) that excludes the Fresh Food items. Fresh Food ...

Counterparty
The participant, either a bank or customer, with whom the financial transaction is made.

Country Risk
The risk associated with government intervention (does not include central bank intervention). ...

CPI
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the rate of inflation (i.e., the rate of price changes) ...

Credit Card Spending
Measures the total credit card expenditures for brand name credit cards. A rising trend has a ...

Cross Rate
Rates between two currencies, neither of which is the US Dollar.

Crude Oil Inventories
The Energy Information Administration's (EIA) Crude Oil Inventories measures the weekly increase in ...

CSPI
The Corporate Services Price Index (CSPI) measures the rate of inflation experienced by ...

Currency
A generally accepted form of money, including coins and paper notes, which is issued by a ...

Currency Risk
A form of risk that arises from the change in price of one currency against another. Whenever ...

Current Account
Measures the quarterly difference in value between imported and exported goods, services, income ...

 
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