International Economic Indicators and Central Banks

by Anne Dolganos Picker

• ISBN13: 9780470112199
• ISBN10: 0470112190
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2007-05-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Praise for International Economic Indicators and Central Banks "Anne Picker's International Economic Indicators and Central Banks is a tour de force. It brings together a wealth of information, explanation, and guidance, which has hitherto only been available from disparate and frequently obscure sources, and does so with great clarity and authority. It will be an invaluable resource not only for investors but for all others involved in the fields of finance and economics." -Donald R. Anderson, OBE FRSE (UK), International Economics Advisor, formerly chief economist, Courtaulds Group "Picker's book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the workings of key central banks, and to the economic data that informs their thinking and policy formation. The book should be required reading for those with more than a passing interest in financial markets and monetary policy formation." -George Worthington, Chief Economist, Asia Pacific, Thomson-IFR (Australia) "International Economic Indicators and Central Banks is an invaluable guide for anyone doing business overseas or investing in international markets. It is thorough and precise enough for professional economists yet readily accessible to business people and investors. Anne Picker is not only an excellent communicator who demystifies central bank operations and technical economic indicators; she is also a top-notch economist with extensive experience in analyzing them. Don't read any international economic analysis without this volume close at hand." -David A. Levy, Chairman, The Jerome Levy Forecasting Center

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Tables

Preface

Acknowledgments

A Brief Introduction to the Financial Markets

About the Author

Central Banks

An Overview of Central Banks

Bank of England

European Union and the European Central Bank

Bank of Japan

Bank of Canada

Reserve Bank of Australia

People 's Bank of China

Economic Indicators

An Overview of International Economic Indicators

European Indicators: Eurostat and National Statistics

UK Indicators

Japanese Indicators

Canadian Indicators

Australian Indicators

Chinese Indicators

Key Indicators by Country and Issuing Agencies

National Income and Product Accounts vs. System of National Accounts

Industrial Classification Systems

Glossary

Bibliography

Index

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