The Westpac Leading Index measures the growth of a composite index which includes nine (9) different economic barometers of Australia. The composite
Westpac Leading Index
Related Terms
-
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index anticipates (or “leads”) turning points in the business cycle by around 7 months.
-
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is Australia’s central bank. It conducts monetary policy, works to maintain a strong financial system, and issues the nation’s currency. Its duty is to...
-
What is the VIX? The CBOE S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX) is known as the “Fear Index” because it is such a helpful gauge to measure how worried traders are that the S&P 500 might suddenly...
-
Risk sentiment is a term used to describe how financial market participants (traders and investors) are behaving and feeling. What traders choose to buy or sell means balancing how much they are prepared to lose with how much they hope to earn. You can look at risk sentiment as the expression of traders’ and investors’ willingness to […]
-
The Disparity Index is a technical indicator that measures the relative position of an asset’s most recent closing price to a specific moving average and reports the value as a percentage. Traders...