Finance General Faqs

What is Universal Banking?
It generally refers to the combination of commercial banking and investment banking. It is a supermarket for both wholesaler n retailer financial services as it offers a wide range of financial services ...... More »
Does capital inflow lower US interest rates?
Basic textbook models, such as the Mundell-Fleming model, say that capital inflow occurs due to the domestic interest rate being higher than the world interest rate, and thus capital inflow. So according to this model, it can lower interest rates ...... More »
How does the current situation in the Middle East affect the US economy?
An interruption in supply and demand and economic warfare, coupled with unfair business practices in the US causes the price of fuel to rise. During the original invasion of Iraq, tanker traffic in the Persian Gulf was drastically cut for fear of ...... More »
What is meant by the term National Debt?
When a government spends more than it receives in taxes, it runs a budget deficit, which is usually covered by issuing debt obligations to domestic and/or international investors. In the US, these obligations are Treasury bills, Treasury notes, an...... More »
What is the role of Indian government in Indian economy?
Keynesian (John Keynes) economics is all about using monetary and fiscal (Government) policies to help direct the market towards equilibrium. Keynes did not believe that the market was self-correcting, and thus required government involvement. Key...... More »
What is full employment GDP?
The value of total output produced at full employment. ...... More »
What is an opportunity cost?
Opportunity cost is cost of an alternative that must be forgone in order to pursue a certain action. Put another way, the benefits you could have received by taking an alternative action. Concept of opportunity cost is central to economics because...... More »
What is PPS?
Packets per second (pps) are a measure of throughput for network devices such as bridges, routers, and switches. It is a reliable measurement only if all packet sizes are the same. Vendors will often rate their equipment based on pps, but make sur...... More »
What is Collateral management?
Collateral Management is a function to manage collateral effectively. It provides interface to enter collateral data, and it has a master data of collateral descriptions and types. It maintains customer, collateral, and credit account relationship...... More »
How would you differentiate between strike labor dispute and labor unrest?
Unrest is unexcused walkouts or absences or you have unresolved issues that may lead to a strike. Labor strike is just that. Workers walk out on jobs and do not return until a new contract is negotiated and approved by membership ...... More »