In this Financial English vocabulary lesson, we’ll learn how stocks trade at a certain level, how they close at the end of the day, and how investors bid on shares. This may involve strategies such as short selling and flash trading. We will also cover ideas such as bear markets and bull markets and find out what a blue chip stock is.
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In this lesson, we’ll look at financial English vocabulary related to stocks and shares, which are one of several types of securities that are listed on exchanges. We’ll explore ideas such as brokers and brokerages, as well as stock indexes, initial public offerings, or IPOs and dividends.
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Get ready to test your Business English vocabulary knowledge for economics.
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In today’s Business English News lesson, we look at the situation in Europe as the Eurozone begins to recover. Since emerging from its longest-ever recession last summer, the Eurozone recovery has been muted at best. While recent reports show some positive signs, the region still has a long way to go in addressing some of its imbalances.
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The global financial spotlight is focused squarely on China with its economy and banking system beginning to show signs of weakness. Interest rates hit all-time highs, while the central bank stood by and watched, as Reuters reports.
The People’s Bank of China has engineered a tightening of cash in money markets after seeing interest rates spike to 25 percent or higher for some deals. This was done in order to try to rein in excessive credit growth, especially in the lightly-regulated “shadow banking” sector.
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