Indeed, ZIRP seemed to pull stock markets higher, but the spreading of NIRP has coincided with a sharp global equity decline, particularly in financial stocks. The Fed's chances of going to NIRP seem, at least now, to be slim. Its policymaking arm, the Federal Open Market Committee, just hiked its interest target in December for the first time in nine years, so changing now would seem like a stunning retreat.
Sodium chloride /ËsoÊdiÉm ËklÉraÉªd/ , also known as salt, common salt, table salt or halite, is an ionic compound with the chemical formula NaCl, representing a 1:1 ratio of sodium and chloride ions.
A salt is a neutral ionic compound. Salts are one of the products of a reaction between an acid and a base. Salts are formed in reactions I n which the H + ion from the acid is replaced by any other metal ion. Some salts are soluble in water and some are insoluble.cids are substances made of a hydrogen ion and non-metal ions. They have the following properties: 1  They dissolve in water producing a hydrogen ion H 2  + , They have a sour taste, 3  Strong ones are corrosive, 4  Their pH is less than 7.