Investments, 11th Edition (exclude Access Card)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260201543
Author: Zvi Bodie Professor; Alex Kane; Alan J. Marcus Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 12, Problem 16PS
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To calculate:
Impact on the confidence index when the expected rate of inflation increase by 1%.
Introduction:
Confidence index reflects the faith of investor in the security market and the economy. A deteriorating or low confidence index is considered as a bearish sign by the technical analyst. On the other hand, a high or increasing level of confidence index is considered as a bullish sign by technical analyst.
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