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M2 Money Stock
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve will be announcing the monthly M2 money stock.

M2+CD Money Supply
determines the worth of all currency and liquid cash assets held by the public. The commonly held ...

M2+CD/M3/M4 Money Supply
Measures the value of all currency and liquid cash assets held by the public. A rising trend has a ...

M3 Money Supply
determines the worth of all currency and liquid cash assets held by the public. The commonly held ...

M4 Money Supply
determines the worth of all currency and liquid cash assets held by the public. The commonly held ...

Machine Tool Orders
determines the total worth of new orders placed with machine tool manufacturers.When manufacturers ...

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

Manufacturing Production
Measures the total value of output produced by manufacturers. Manufacturing Production differs from ...

Manufacturing Sales
Measures the value of sales at the manufacturing level.

Manufacturing Shipments
Measure the total value of shipments made by manufacturers.

Margin
The required equity that an investor must deposit to collateralize a position.

Margin call
A request from a broker or dealer for additional funds or other collateral to guarantee performance ...

Mark-to-Market
Process of re-evaluating all open positions with the current market prices. These new values then ...

Market Maker
A dealer who regularly quotes both bid and ask prices and is ready to make a two-sided market for ...

Market Risk
Exposure to changes in market prices.

Maturity
The date for settlement or expiry of a financial instrument.

Merchandise Terms of Trade
Measures trade inflation by calculating the volume of imports that can be bought with an equal ...

MI Inflation Expectations
The MI Inflation Expectations is an annual estimated % which consumers expect the price of goods to ...

MI Inflation Gauge
This data is comprised of data measuring the changes in the prices of goods and services purchased ...

Michigan Sentiment
This survey, conducted by Michigan University, gathers consumer expectations concerning the economy ...

Mine and Yours
Terms used by floor traders to signify buying and selling. Mainly used in forex transactions.

Minimum Price Contract
A forward contract with a provision guaranteeing a minimum price at delivery of the underlying ...

Monetary Base
The total amount of a currency that is either circulated in the hands of the public or in the ...

Monetary Policy
The actions of a central bank, currency board or other regulatory committee, that determine the ...

Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes are a detailed record of the bank's ...

Money Supply
The entire quantity of bills, coins, loans, credit, and other liquid instruments in a country's ...

Mortgage Approvals
Measures the number of home loans issued during the previous month. A rising trend has a positive ...

MPC Meeting Minutes
The Bank of England (BOE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Meeting Minutes are a detailed record of ...

MPC Member Blanchflower Speaks
Bank of England (BOE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Member David Blanchflower will testify before ...

MPC Member Gieve Speaks
Bank of England (BOE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Member John Gieve will speak at the London ...

MPC Member Sentance Speaks
Bank of England (BOE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Member Andrew Sentance will speak to the ...

MPC Treasury Committee Hearings
The Bank of England (BOE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) members, including Governor Mervyn King, ...

 
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