hedge against inflation
41investment — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. endowment, grant, loan, expenditure, expense, backing, speculation, venture, disintermediation, financing, finance, purchase, advance, bail, plunge*, grease*, stake*, nut*; see also property 1 . Types of investment include …
42yield gap — The difference between the average annual dividend yield on equity and the average annual yield on long dated gilt edged security Before the 1960s yields obtained from UK equities usually exceeded the yields provided by long dated UK gilts,… …
43gold rush — noun 1. a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money) the demand for testing has created a boom for those unregulated laboratories where boxes of specimen jars are processed like an assembly line • Syn: ↑boom …
44gold|bug — «GOHLD BUHG», noun. 1. = gold beetle. (Cf. ↑gold beetle) 2. Informal. a person who hoards gold, especially as a hedge against inflation …
45Economic 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… …
46United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
47Business Overview — ▪ 2009 Introduction Automobiles. The American automotive industry began 2008 in precarious condition, and as the year unfolded, the situation went from bad to worse. First, gasoline prices of $3.50 to $4 per gallon throughout much of the… …
48Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
49Credit derivative — In finance, a credit derivative is a securitized derivative whose value is derived from the credit risk on an underlying bond, loan or any other financial asset. In this way, the credit risk is on an entity other than the counterparties to the… …
50Nobel Prizes — ▪ 2009 Introduction Prize for Peace The 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace was awarded to Martti Ahtisaari, former president (1994–2000) of Finland, for his work over more than 30 years in settling international disputes, many involving ethnic,… …
