Asset price crash — An asset price crash is a sudden and usually unexpected fall in the price of a particular asset class. Crashes usually follow asset price inflations. Examples of asset price crashes include Dutch tulips in the 1600s, Japanese metropolitan real… … Wikipedia
Inflation — This article is about a rise in the general price level. For the expansion of the early universe, see Inflation (cosmology). For other uses, see Inflation (disambiguation). Inflation rates around the world in 2007 … Wikipedia
Inflation — The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * inflation in‧fla‧tion [ɪnˈfleɪʆn] noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS a continuing increase in the prices of goods and services … Financial and business terms
inflation — The creation of money by monetary authorities. In more popular usage, the creation of money that visibly raises goods prices and lowers the purchasing power of money. It may be creeping, trotting, or galloping, depending on the rate of money… … Financial and business terms
Price Creep — The gradual and steady increase in the valuation or market price of an asset. Price creep refers to a situation in which either an individual or a group of individuals gradually lessen its reservations about paying higher prices for a given asset … Investment dictionary
Inflation accounting — is a term describing a range of accounting systems designed to correct problems arising from historical cost accounting in the presence of inflation. [ [http://financial dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/inflation+accounting Wall Street Words: An… … Wikipedia
Inflation derivatives — In finance, inflation derivatives (or inflation indexed derivatives) refer to over the counter and exchange traded derivatives that are used to transfer inflation risk from one counterparty to another. Typically, real rate swaps also come under… … Wikipedia
Price — For the surname, see Price (surname). For other uses, see Price (disambiguation). Contents 1 Definition 2 Economic Definition 3 … Wikipedia
Price of petroleum — This article is about the price of crude oil. For information about derivative motor fuels, see gasoline and diesel usage and pricing. For detailed history of price movements since 2003, see 2003 to 2011 world oil market chronology. Brent barrel… … Wikipedia
Assets inflation — is an economic phenomenon denoting a rise in price of assets, as opposed to ordinary goods and services. Typical assets are financial instruments such as bonds, shares, and their derivatives, as well as real estate and other capital goods.… … Wikipedia
Consumer price index — CPI redirects here. For other uses, see CPI (disambiguation). A consumer price index (CPI) measures changes in the price level of consumer goods and services purchased by households. The CPI, in the United States is defined by the Bureau of Labor … Wikipedia