Book description
A handy reference to understanding key economic indicators and acting on them
New economic data are reported virtually every trading day. Investors, big and small, have to understand how these reports influence their investments, portfolios, and future sources of income. The third edition of The Trader's Guide to Key Economic Indicators examines the most important economic statistics currently used on Wall Street. In a straightforward and accessible style, it tells you exactly what these reports measure and what they really mean.
Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this reliable resource sheds some much-needed light on theses numbers and data releases and shows you what to look for and how to react to various economic indicators.
Covers everything from gross domestic product and employment to consumer confidence and spending
Author Richard Yamarone shares his experience as a former trader, academic, and current Wall Street economist
Illustrated with instructive graphs and charts that will put you ahead of market curves
Engaging and informative, this book will put you in a better position to make more informed investment decisions, based of some of today's most influential economic indicators.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Series page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- CHAPTER 1 Gross Domestic Product
- CHAPTER 2 Indexes of Leading, Lagging, and Coincident Indicators
- CHAPTER 3 The Employment Situation
- CHAPTER 4 Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization
- CHAPTER 5 Institute for Supply Management Indexes
- CHAPTER 6 Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
- CHAPTER 7 Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales
- CHAPTER 8 New Residential Construction
- CHAPTER 9 Conference Board Consumer Confidence and University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Indexes
- CHAPTER 10 Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services
- CHAPTER 11 Personal Income and Outlays
- CHAPTER 12 Consumer and Producer Price Indexes
- CHAPTER 13 The Fixed-Income Market
- CHAPTER 14 Commodities
- About the Author
- Index
Product information
- Title: The Trader's Guide to Key Economic Indicators, 3rd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2012
- Publisher(s): Bloomberg Press
- ISBN: 9781118074008
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