the spot exchange rate is the exchange rate used in transactions with immediate delivery and the date of the transaction is understood to be the date on which the transaction qualifies for recognition
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... definition andthe results of comparison ofthe distributions of PFS times among the groups with log-rank test are shown in Figure 2-a Significant differences were shown inthe distributions of ... months was either 5% to 10% or ≥ 10% This information is considered useful for selecting patients with progressive disease and evaluating therapeutic effects in clinical studies Based on this ... shown) The progression of disease was also defined by ≥ 5% decline in VC on two consecutive data points or death, and K-M plots ofthe PFS times thus defined andthe results of comparison with...
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... second, more interesting page contains the examiner's remarks onthe well-being ofthe bank This page contains information analogous tothe more formal CAMEL rating the examiners construct today (CAMEL ... find the Cox and Benston result disturbing because it is inconsistent with modern finance theory The traditional rationale for deposit rate ceilings can be viewed as part of a more general theory ... inthe 1920s, therefore, is a meaningful question to ask • The Correlation To test the 1920s relationship between the passbook rateand some measures of bank risk (similar to Cox's and Benston's),...
... combined contribution ofthe systematic factor andthe regulation tothe total timely variation ofthe exposure is 17.24% and, therefore, 82.76% ofthe variation is due to idiosyncratic effects These ... possible to disentangle the contributions ofthe systematic factor andofthe regulation One can expect some correlation between the regulatory variables outi (t) and out2i (t) onthe one hand, andthe ... above is based on an investment strategy that consists of revolvingly investing in ten-year par-yield bonds andof revolvingly selling par-yield bonds with one year of maturity.2 The basis point...
... governs the amount ofin ation (π) that arises from a given level of excess demand Second, the Fisher equation isusedto describe the relationship between the real interest rate (rt ) andthe nominal ... the real interest rate rises by more than one -for- one withthe nominal rate. 5 Rational Expectations inthe Textbook Model There has been much controversy surrounding the introduction of rational ... Pure Interest Rate Rules There are striking implications of this modification forthe nature of output and interest rate linkages or, equivalently, in ation and interest rate linkages Combining the...
... mechanism for judging the interest rate risk of banks consists of measuring the interest rate sensitivity ofthe stock price Speculators onthe stock market have good incentives to monitor banks, ... banks to buy long dated assets, without bearing interest rate risk Interest rate risk measurement in banking can be done by simulating a scenario of higher interest rates, and putting together the ... approach to measurement ofthe interest -rate risk of a bank isto focus onthe flow of earnings This would involve measuring the impact upon the net interest income of a unit change in interest rates...