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9780471740964

Using Economic Indicators to Improve Investment Analysis

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    9780471740964

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    0471740969

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-02-24
  • Publisher: Wiley

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"A virtual bible of how economic indicators are constructed and used. Important tidbits of history are mixed with present-day nuances to explain why we should care about all the economic indicators." Allen Grommet, Senior Economist, Cambridge Consumer Credit Index"This book is an indispensable resource for anyone that wants a practical understanding of the economy and how it is measured. The information is clear, concise, and will help investors at all levels leverage the vast amount of economic data available." Jesse Harriott, PhD, Vice President of Research, Monster Worldwide, Inc.This updated guide to economic indicators -- what they are and what they really mean -- covers all major economic indicators, from GDP to the consumer price index. You'll not only learn what key economic measurements are and how to read and interpret them, you'll discover how to use them to make better, more-informed financial, trading, and investing decisions.

Author Biography

EVELINA M. TAINER is Chief Economist at Econoday, a California-based firm that specializes in providing economic information to corporate and individual investment clients. Previously chief economist at Carr Futures and president of Simply Economics, Tainer has taught economics and finance at the University of Illinois, Northwestern University, and other Chicago-area universities. She has written about economics and finance for numerous national magazines and newspapers.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables.
Preface.
Acknowledgements.
About the Author.
Chapter 1. Cycles, Markets, and Participants.
Cycles.
Markets.
Market Psychology.
Expectations.
Who Are Financial Market Participants?
Chapter 2. National Income and Product Accounts.
Gross Domestic Product.
National Income.
Corporate Profits.
Chapter 3. The Consumer Sector.
ISCS-UBS Chain Store Index.
Redbook.
Motor Vehicle Sales.
Chain Store Sales.
Retail Sales & Food Services.
Personal Consumption Expenditures.
Personal Income.
Personal Saving Rate.
Consumer Installment Credit.
Consumer Attitude Surveys.
Retail E-Commerce Sales.
Chapter 4. Investment Spending.
MBA Mortgage Applications Index.
Advance Durable Goods.
Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories and Orders.
Monthly Wholesale Trade.
Business Inventories and Sales.
Construction Expenditures.
Housing Starts and Permits.
New Single Family Home Sales.
Existing Home Sales.
Pending Home Sales Index.
NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
Chapter 5. The Foreign Sector.
International Trade Balance on Goods and Services.
Current Account.
Chapter 6. The Government Sector.
Government Employment.
Public Construction Expenditures.
Defense Orders, Shipments and Inventories.
Chapter 7. Inflation.
Crude Oil Prices.
Food Prices.
CRB Futures Price Index.
Index of Prices Received by Farmers.
Producer Prices.
Consumer Prices.
Import and Export Prices.
PCE Deflator.
GDP Deflator.
Average Hourly Earnings.
Employment Cost Index.
Productivity and Costs.
Chapter 8. The Labor Market.
Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims.
Unemployment Rate.  
Nonfarm Payrolls.
Average Workweek.
Index of Help Wanted Advertising.
Monster Employment Index.
Challenger Job Cut Report.
JOLTS.
Chapter 9. Other Measures of Production.
EIA Petroleum Status Report.
Index of Industrial Production.
Capacity Utilization Rate.
ISM Manufacturing Survey.
ISM Non-Manufacturing Survey.
NAPM-Chicago.
Business Outlook Survey of the Philadelphia Fed.
Empire State Manufacturing Survey.
Index of Leading Indicators.
Quarterly Services Survey.
Chapter 10. The Federal Reserve System.
Description of the Federal Reserve.
Main Functions.
Structure and Organization.
The Business of Policymaking.
The Implementation of Monetary Policy.
Evolution of Fed Watching.
Moral Suasion.
Discount Rate.
Reserve Requirements.
Open Market Operations.
Fed Indicators of Monetary Policy.
Monetary Aggregates.
Beige Book.
FOMC Statement.
FOMC Minutes.
Other Fed Indicators.
Flow of Funds.
Chapter 11. The Treasury.
Treasury Financing.
Monthly Federal Budget.
Treasury International Capital.
Chapter 12. Making Strategic Investment Decisions.
Appendix 1: Sources of Information.
Appendix 2: Indicators by Agency.

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