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Open market operationThe sale or purchase of government bonds by a central bank, in exchange for domestic currency or central-bank deposits. This changes the monetary base and therefore the domestic money supply, contracting it with a bond sale and expanding it with a bond purchase.Open market operationPurchase or sale of government securities by the monetary authorities to increase or decrease the domestic money supply.Open market operation Similar MatchesIncome statement (statement of operations)Income statement (statement of operations)A statement showing the revenues, expenses, and income (the difference between revenues and expenses) of a corporation over some period of time. Operationally efficient marketOperationally efficient marketMarket in which investors can obtain transactions services that reflect the true costs associated with furnishing those services. Also called an internally efficient market. Funds From Operations (FFO)Funds From Operations (FFO)Used by real estate and other investment trusts to define the cash flow from trust operations; earnings with depreciation and amortization added back. A similar term increasingly used is funds available for distribution (FAD), which is FFO less capital investments in trust property and the amortization of mortgages. Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Pact (APEC)Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Pact (APEC)A loose economic affiliation of Southeast Asian and Far Eastern nations. The most prominent members are China, Japan, and Korea. Operations departmentOperations departmentSee: Back office. Further SuggestionsOpen market purchase operationDiscontinued operations Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Operational Definition |
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