Despite all the headwinds for consumer spending it seems as though the US consumer still hasn’t seen a sale they didn’t like. Worryingly for consumers though‚ weekly jobless claims have started to spike higher again despite recent monthly labour market data suggesting that the unemployment rate may have reached a plateau. The unemployment picture remains unclear given that this weekly data may have been impacted by the US hurricane season. With high levels of corporate profitability seen in the
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Economics of Financial Markets What are the purpose and functions of stock exchanges as financial intermediaries? Financial intermediaries are institutions such as building societies‚ banks‚ stock exchanges and insurance companies. They all act as an intermediary between people‚ institutions or countries that may have high incomes‚ profits or surpluses and those that have lower incomes‚ losses and deficits. Some major stock exchanges around the world are: the New York stock exchange (NYSE)‚ NASDAQ
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turned the colour of charcoal‚ peppered with specs of iridescent silver‚ and the clearly cheap‚ and discoloured old lanterns littering the dusty surroundings of the ancient Bagajor market‚ give off a soft‚ and gentle dappled glow to the busy‚ cobbled streets below. A myriad of spices adorn a bright and overflowing market stall giving off a sweet redolent smell. People continue to bustle around the busy marketplace‚ browsing through an assortment of vibrantly coloured stalls‚ and occasionally buying
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rate of 8%‚ a face value of $1‚000‚ a maturity date at the end of year 6‚ and a yield to maturity of 8% to ensure that you can meet your cash obligation at the end of year 5. Suppose that you purchase the bonds at the beginning of year 1 and that the market interest rate changes only once right after you have purchased the bonds. There are three possible interest rates‚ 7.9%‚ 8%‚ and 8.1%‚ each of which occurs with probability 1/3. $132‚240/(1.08)5=$90‚000 Duration of the bond=5years Thus‚ I need
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The Problem: Seeing the video on Declining Fish Stock VLR‚ expose the challenges between fishermen and environmental concerns. This video shows how fishing fleets have depleted the oceans of almost 90% of its big fish; therefore‚ claiming the ocean is not as resilient as it once was. The majority of the largest fish have already been pulled from the oceans‚ leaving only 10% of its remaining fish for Commercial fishermen to make a living. Most fishing fleets today are two to three times
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for investors and traders to make buying and selling decisions‚ they depend on stock analysis. With this method‚ they are able to study and evaluate past and current data of the company. Even though the company is continuing to grow‚ shareholders must decide whether or not their investment will have a margin of safety. They must buy at prices that are below their value. The intrinsic value indicates that the stock price is a good investment if the price falls to a level with a margin of safety
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CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG Stock Evaluation Financial management group project 2013/11/13 Name Student ID GAN JUNYI 53043683 ZHU JINSHAN 53062624 ZHANG YUE 53062845 SHEN ZEDA 53062901 CHEUNG HOI KEI 53080605 Content Part I. Introduction Executive summary •••••••••••••••••••••••••1 Dividend discount model (DDM) •••••••••••••••••••••••••1 Capital asset pricing model (CAPM) •••••••••••••••••••••••••2
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and market growth strategy. When to use it Ansoff’s growth matrix suggests that a business’ attempts to grow depend on whether it markets new or existing products in new or existing markets. How to use it This matrix helps companies decide what course of action should be taken given current performance. The matrix consists of four strategies: • • • • Market penetration (existing markets‚ existing products): Market penetration occurs when a company enters/penetrates a market with
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ANALYSIS OF BANKING STOCKS INTRODUCTION The stock market is the most volatile market and is similar to the weather. Though this does not mean that the markets cannot be predicted but it only means that trends may change without warning‚ as with weather. The stockmarkets are characterized by almost all factors‚ again starting right from weather and ending at the political environment. Effects of one market also causes as pillover into the other and an external cause in one market can lead to the reaction
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Philippine Stock Exchange Philippine Stock Exchange also known as the Philippine stock exchange incorporated (PSEi) is the national stock exchange of the country. A little background about PSE‚ it was created from the two stock exchange of the country which are the Manila Stock Exchange or MSE established on 1927 specifically August 8 and the Makati Stock Exchange or MkSE established on 1963 of May 27th. Both stock exchange allied after 30 years since the birth of MkSE on December 23‚ 1992. Philippine
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