financial markets

Language: en

📖 Definitions

  1. The aggregate of all institutions, mechanisms, and participants through which capital is raised and allocated, including stock exchanges, bond markets, foreign exchange markets, and derivatives markets.; A sector of the economy characterized by the trading of financial assets such as equities, fixed-income securities, currencies, and commodities.

💬 Examples

  1. Following the news, financial markets responded with cautious optimism regarding the stability of the leadership handover.

  2. Investors often look to global financial markets for opportunities during periods of domestic economic stagnation.