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The crack spread is a measure of the profitability of refining crude oil into various petroleum products, such as gasoline, diesel, and heating oil. It is calculated by subtracting the cost of crude oil from the combined sales price of the refined products. The crack spread is commonly expressed in dollars per barrel.   Key […]

What Is an Urban Wealth Fund? An urban wealth fund is a type of investment vehicle that is designed to finance the development and revitalization of urban areas. It typically consists of a pool of capital that is managed by a professional investment team, and it is funded through a variety of sources, including government […]

There are two major permanent funds in the United States, which are established and maintained by state and local governments. These funds are typically funded by revenues from natural resources, such as oil and minerals, and their primary goal is to generate long-term returns on the investment of these surplus funds in order to support […]

Day traders, particularly retail/individual day traders, tend to focus predominantly on technical analysis and don’t typically pay that much attention to central banks. These institutions are directly responsible for determining monetary policies that help achieve results in line with their statutory mandates, such as stable inflation, maximum employment, and financial stability. Central banks have the […]

A 130/30 fund is an investment strategy that involves a hedge fund or mutual fund maintaining a long position in 130% of its portfolio, while also maintaining a short position in 30% of its portfolio. The long positions are invested in securities that the fund expects to appreciate in value, while the short positions are […]

Carried interest, also known as “carry,” is a share of the profits of an investment that is paid to the manager of a private equity firm or hedge fund. The manager typically receives a percentage of the profits of the fund as a fee for managing the investment, regardless of whether the fund performs well […]

In macroeconomics, a bond yield cap policy is a monetary policy tool used by a central bank, such as the Bank of Japan (BOJ), to influence the level of interest rates in the economy. It is a form of yield curve control (YCC). A bond yield cap policy involves the central bank setting a cap […]

In macroeconomics, the capital account is a record of a country’s international transactions that involves tangible physical assets, such as financial instruments and real estate. The capital account is one of two primary components of a country’s balance of payments, the other being the current account. The balance of payments is a record of a […]

XM has improved its mobile trading app, allowing clients to trade anywhere, at any time. Users benefit from instant order executions with zero re-quotes, mobile deposits and withdrawals, sophisticated charts, and more. The app supports MT5 accounts. Features The all-in-one mobile trading solution provides access to over 1000 CFD instruments, including currencies, stocks, indices, precious […]

This article was published on January 1, 2023 China’s financial markets are of interest to many traders, both foreign and domestic. However, China carries with it its own set of challenges, which we lay out in this article.   1) Real estate bubble and resultant debt problems In China, real estate is 25% of economic […]