# Short-term

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## Definition

In each individual case, very close attention must be paid to the context of the text, because this very frequently used term is not uniformly understood and is sometimes used differently even within one and the same publication. - At the ECB, monetary amounts which - are due on demand or - have an agreed maturity (contract period) or period of notice of up to one year. - At the ECB, short-term securities are usually debt securities with a maturity of one year or less, in exceptional cases up to and including two years. - In the economics literature, "short-term" is not precisely defined; however, in relation to financial markets, it generally refers to a period not exceeding twenty-four months. - With respect to the supply of goods, economic production theory understands a period of time that is not fixed in calendar terms and during which production capacity cannot be changed. - See money market segments, money market rates, credit, short-term, long-term, London short, medium-term, overnight money - For the definition, see in more detail the explanations under the heading "Financial markets" in the annex "Euro area statistics" in the respective ECB Monthly Bulletin. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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