overheating

overheating The state of an economy during a boom, with increasing aggregate demand leading to rising prices rather than higher output. Overheating reflects the inability of some firms to increase output to keep up with demand; they therefore choose to profit from the excess demand by raising prices.

• asset-backed medium-term note
• asset-backed security
• asset cover
• asset financing
• asset management
• asset turnover
• asset valuation
• asset–liability gap
• asset–liability management
• assignment
• assignment of copyright
• assignment of lease
• assignment of life policies
• assisted stock replenishment
• Associated British Ports
• Association for Payment Clearing Services
• Association of Accounting Technicians
• Association of British Insurers
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
• Association of Corporate Treasurers
• Association of Independent Financial Advisers
• Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers
• Association of South East Asian Nations
• assurance
• assured