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FISCAL BUDGET: A statement of the financial position of government during its fiscal year based on estimates of anticipated tax revenues and expenditures. The U.S. Federal government's fiscal budget is the source of, and lends its name to, fiscal policy.
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Lesson 18: Banking | Unit 1: What It Is
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- The primary financial intermediary task of banks is to match up borrowers and savers.
- Two main functions of banks: Maintaining deposits for costumers and offering loans to credit-worthy customers.
- That banks perform a 'financial' intermediary function, that is, divert household income away from consumption expenditures and to investment.
- The importance of banks maintaining checking accounts, which are about 60% of the money supply.
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INDEX OF CONSUMER SENTIMENT A measure of consumer attitudes, preferences, and expectations concerning the state of the economy and business-cycle conditions that is compiled each month by the Survey Research Center at the University of Michigan. The Index of Consumer Sentiment is one of two primary measures of consumer attitudes. The other is the Consumer Confidence Index developed by The Conference Board.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time wandering around the shopping mall wanting to buy either handcrafted decorations to hang on your walls or throw pillows for your bed. Be on the lookout for telephone calls from long-lost relatives.
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Rosemary, long associated with remembrance, was worn as wreaths by students in ancient Greece during exams.
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"Enthusiasm is the greatest asset in the world. It beats money and power and influence. It is no more or less than faith in action. " -- Henry Chester, Writer
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NYCE
New York Cotton Exchange
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