Using economic indicators to improve investment analysis / / Evelina M. Tainer

• Record Nr.: UNINA9911019670403321
• Autore: Tainer Evelina M. <1958->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hoboken, N.J., : J. Wiley& Sons, c2006
• ISBN: 9786610409112; 9781119201557; 1119201551; 9781280409110; 1280409118; 9780471785231; 0471785237
• Edizione: [3rd ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (355 p.)
• Collana: Wiley finance series
• Disciplina: 332.6/01/5195
• Soggetti: Investment analysis - Statistical methods; Economic indicators - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-327) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Using Economic Indicators to Improve Investment Analysis, Third Edition; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Cycles, Markets, and Participants; THE ECONOMIC BUSINESS CYCLE; MARKETS; MARKET PSYCHOLOGY; EXPECTATIONS; WHO ARE FINANCIAL MARKET PARTICIPANTS?; Chapter 2: National Income and Product Accounts; THE PRODUCT SIDE; THE INCOME SIDE; Chapter 3: The Consumer Sector; WEEKLY INDICATORS; MONTHLY INDICATORS; QUARTERLY INDICATOR; Chapter 4: Investment Spending; WEEKLY INDICATOR; MONTHLY INDICATORS; Chapter 5: The Foreign Sector; MONTHLY INDICATOR; QUARTERLY INDICATOR; Chapter 6: The Government SectorHIDDEN INDICATORS; Chapter 7: Inflation; HIGH-FREQUENCY INDICATORS-COMMODITY PRICES; MONTHLY INDICATORS; QUARTERLY INDICATOR; MONTHLY INDICATOR; QUARTERLY INDICATORS; Chapter 8: The Labor Market; WEEKLY INDICATOR; MONTHLY INDICATORS; Chapter 9: Other Measures of Production; WEEKLY INDICATOR; MONTHLY INDICATORS; ; QUARTERLY INDICATOR; Chapter 10: The Federal Reserve System; INTRODUCTION TO THE FINANCIAL SECTOR; DESCRIPTION OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM; THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MONETARY POLICY; FED INDICATORS; OTHER FED INDICATORS; Chapter 11: The Treasury; TREASURY SECURITIESMONTHLY INDICATORS; Chapter 12: Making Strategic Investment Decisions; INVESTMENT ALTERNATIVES SENSITIVE TO INTEREST RATES; INVESTING IN STOCKS; Appendix A: Sources of Information; PUBLICATIONS; DATA VENDORS; ECONOMIC CALENDARS; NEWS PROVIDERS; Appendix B: Economic Indicator Releases by Statistical Agency; Notes; Bibliography; About the Author; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: ""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,