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''Economics.''


A variety of swap agreement that enables the effective transfer of credit risk from one party to the other.
A broader measure of [[money supply]] which includes M1 plus short-term time deposits in banks and 24-hour money market funds.  


M2 is the measure most widely used by economists to quantify the amount of money in circulation and explain different economic monetary conditions.


== See also ==
It is a key economic indicator used to forecast inflation rates.
* [[Constant maturity credit default swap]]
* [[Credit risk]]
* [[International Swaps and Derivatives Association]]
* [[Swap overlay]]




== Other links ==
== See also ==
[http://www.treasurers.org/cdsloanpricing Credit Default Swap based on loan pricing, ACT 2008]
* [[Broad money]]
* [[M1]]
* [[M3]]

Revision as of 20:21, 19 January 2014

Economics.

A broader measure of money supply which includes M1 plus short-term time deposits in banks and 24-hour money market funds.

M2 is the measure most widely used by economists to quantify the amount of money in circulation and explain different economic monetary conditions.

It is a key economic indicator used to forecast inflation rates.


See also