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The Secrets of Economic Indicators: Hidden Clues to Future Economic Trends and Investment Opportunities (Hardcover)
by Bernard Baumohl
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Economic forecasting, Management |
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A tremendously useful source on economic indicators, using detailed descriptions of over 40 economic indicators about examples from real life. |
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Author: Bernard Baumohl
Publisher: Wharton School Publishing
Pub. in: September, 2004
ISBN: 013145501X
Pages: 400
Measurements: 9.4 x 7.2 x 1.3 inches
Origin of product: USA
Order code: BA00854
Other information: ISBN-13: 978-0131455016
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Bernard Baumohl, a Time magazine economics writer with more than 20 years of experience, has written a guide to these indicators and their importance to the financial markets.
The book promises to become dog-eared quickly. In concise language it explains what Baumohl indicates are the most influential U. S. and International Economic Indicators. Beginning in Chapter 2, the author defines the phrases and concepts essential to an understanding of the indicators.
In Chapter 3 he jumps into the heart of the matter: U. S. economic indicators. Each indicator is evaluated using the following criteria:
- Why is it important?
- How is it computed?
- What does it day about the future?
- How might stocks, bonds and/or currencies react to its announcement?
In Chapter 4, he examines the 10 most influential foreign indicators using the same criteria.
In the final two chapters, Baumohl provides a list of web sites that compile economic data. What in the past costs thousands of dollars is available on the web at no cost.
This is a smart, informative read for anyone curious about the intricacies behind economic forecasting and the effect it has on our lives.
- From quoting Craig Howe and Uyeshima
Target readers:
Business people and investors.
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Bernard Baumohl has been Time Magazine's senior economics reporter for nearly two decades. He is an award-winning journalist who has covered the domestic and international economy from Times, New York and Washington bureaus. As an economist for European American Bank, he monitored global political and economic risks and forecasted interest rates, inflation, and currency changes. He has also served as an analyst at the Council on Foreign Relations. A frequent guest on TV and radio, he has lectured on economics and journalism at NYU and Duke. He earned the prestigious John Hancock Award for Excellence in Financial Journalism, and holds a Masters in International Economics from Columbia University.
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Every day, stocks, bonds and currencies bounce around wildly in response to economic indicators like these. They're monitored obsessively by the world's leading money managers. Why? Because they provide crucial, subtle clues about the future of the market - and of individual investments. Now you can profit from these indicators just like the professionals do. You don't need an economics degree, or a CPA - just this easy-to-read book. In plain English, renowned economic journalist Bernard Baumohl helps you find the numbers, understand their deepest meanings, and use your knowledge to make fast, smart investment decisions. For each key indicator, Baumohl presents a sample release, insider's information on the indicator's track record, and step-by-step instructions for decoding it. Baumohl covers both US indicators and the foreign indicators that are becoming increasingly important to investors. He answers key questions like: Which indicators are most likely to affect my personal investments or business? How does each indicator affect interest rates and bond prices? Stock prices? The value of the dollar? And what can these reports tell me where the economy's really heading?
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Craig Matteson (MSL quote), USA
<2007-06-18 00:00>
What a terrific resource! Most of us read news stories or hear them on TV and radio that refer to this or that economic indicator. The reporter says a few words about what that indicator behaving that way means, but we have no personal knowledge of what those measure mean, what was measured, or how professional investors actually use a given indicator (if at all).
Bernard Baumohl has done every investor or interested generalist who cares to do serious homework on the economy a solid tutorial on what economic indicators are, a primer on the lingo, a huge chapter on the dozens of measures for the U.S. economy, a smaller chapter on the foreign economy, and a list of web resources you can use to look at the data for each of them.
In chapter three each of the indicators is given its own profile. The author provides a quick snapshot of how strongly the market responds to the indicator, what it is, where to find it on the internet (and whether it is free or for pay), release time, frequency, source of the indicator, and how often or how likely it is to be revised. Then there is a brief essay on why the indicator is important and often shows and explains the data in the report.
Not only is the information in this book valuable, it provides you with resources for as much research and work as you want to do in getting a handle on the economy so you can better understand its impact on your investments and economic future.
Recommended. |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-06-18 00:00>
Moving from academia to the real world is made much smoother with this great text by Dr. Bernard Baumohl. His choice of topics, organization and writing are superb. Anyone interested in gaining a strong economic background with a quantitative degree like myself will find this book extremely useful. |
A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-06-18 00:00>
Have never seen a book on financial/economic indicators that's so comprehensive and easy to read. Great graphics. Really well-written. Baumohl has a gift for taking a complicated economics and finance ideas and bringing it in the easy to read form. |
Jen (MSL quote), USA
<2007-06-18 00:00>
Finally, a book that makes sense. I had bought books on the economy and about Wall Street before but they were either poorly written or too theoretical. Many turned out to be a waste of time to read. This book however, is far superior and highly readable. I'm half way through it and have already learned more than all the previous books I read combined. This one is a keeper. |
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