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Retail Prices Index (RPI)

Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.

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Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.

Bond

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Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it

Spot Rate

The currency exchange rate a bank quotes, valid with immediate effect.

Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

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