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BURBUJA ESPECULATIVA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Stock Exchange
- Economic Fluctuations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- speculative bubble
1, record 1, English, speculative%20bubble
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bubble 2, record 1, English, bubble
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rapid, but usually short-lived, run-up in prices caused by excessive buying which is unrelated to any of the basic, underlying factors affecting the supply or demand for the commodity or financial instrument. 3, record 1, English, - speculative%20bubble
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Speculative bubbles are usually associated with a "bangwagon" effect in which speculators rush to buy the commodity or financial instrument ... before the price trend ends, and an even greater rush to sell the commodity or financial instrument ... when prices reverse. 3, record 1, English, - speculative%20bubble
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Take the great speculative bubble in dot-com and technology companies, which finally burst in the spring of 2000 ... one of the great speculative financial manias of all time, alongside the South Sea Bubble and the Dutch tulip mania in the 17th century. 4, record 1, English, - speculative%20bubble
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bourse
- Fluctuations économiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bulle spéculative
1, record 1, French, bulle%20sp%C3%A9culative
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- bulle 2, record 1, French, bulle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hausse anticipée des cours d'une place financière qui entraîne des achats massifs de titres. 3, record 1, French, - bulle%20sp%C3%A9culative
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les exemples historiques de bulles spéculatives les plus connus concernent les bulbes de tulipe en Hollande entre 1634 et 1637 [...] Plus récemment, [...] la montée des prix sur les actions de la nouvelle économie à la fin des années quatre-vingt-dix [...], suivie de leur effondrement en 2000 [...] 4, record 1, French, - bulle%20sp%C3%A9culative
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Bolsa de valores
- Fluctuaciones económicas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- burbuja especulativa
1, record 1, Spanish, burbuja%20especulativa
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rápida expansión de una parte de la economía basada en las expectativas de rentabilidad, que impulsa el incremento de la inversión, la entrada de capitales al mercado en cuestión, la valoración de los activos, etcétera, todo lo cual determina una sobreinversión en el sector, la cual conduce finalmente el derrumbe. 1, record 1, Spanish, - burbuja%20especulativa
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