101种经济指标 Economic Indicators 101

分類: 图书,进口原版书,经管与理财 Business & Investing ,
作者: Bernard Baumohl 著
出 版 社: 上海科学技术文献出版社
出版时间: 2004-9-1字数:版次: 1页数: 366印刷时间: 2004/09/01开本: 32开印次: 1纸张: 胶版纸I S B N : 9780131455016包装: 平装编辑推荐
作者简介:Bernard Baumohl is director of The Economic Outlook Group, a consulting firm that evaluates global economic trends and risks.He was an award-winning TIME magazine economics reporter for two decades and covered the domestic and international economy from TIME's NewYork and Washington bureaus.As an economist for European American Bank, he monitored and developed forecasts of U.S. economic activity. He also served as an analyst for the Council on Foreign Relations.A frequent guest on television and radio,he has lectured on economics and journalism at NewYork University and Duke University.A recipient of the John Hancock Award for Excellence in Financial Journalism, Baumohl has a master's degree in international affairs and economics from Columbia University.
内容简介
Every day, stocks, bonds, and currencies bounce wildly in response to new economic indicators. Money managers obsess over those statistics, because they provide crucial clues about the future of the economy and the financial markets.
Now you can use these indicators to make smarter investment decisions, just like the professionals do.You don't need an economics degree, or a CPA... just this easy-to-use book.
Former TIME Magazine senior economics reporter Bernard Baumohl has done the impossible: he's made economic indicators fascinating.
Using real-world examples and stories,Baumohl illuminates every U.S. and foreign indicator that matters.Where to find them.What they look like. What the insiders know about their track records. And exactly how to interpret them.
Whether you're an investor,broker, portfolio manager, researcher, journalist,or student, you'll find this book indispensable.Nobody can predict the future with certainty. But The Secrets of Economic Indicators will get you as close as humanly possible.
目录
CHAPTER 1 The Lock-Up
U.S. Economic Indicators
International Economic Indicators
CHAPTER 2 A Beginner's Guide: Understanding the Lingo
Introduction
Annual Rates
Business Cycle
Consensus Surveys
Moving Average
Nominal Dollars Versus Real Dollars (Also Known as
Current Dollars Versus Constant Dollars)
Revisions and Benchmarks
Seasonal Adjustments
CHAPTER3 The Most Influential U.S. Economic Indicators 25
Employment
Employment Situation
Weekly Claims for Unemployment Insurance
Help-Wanted Advertising Index
Corporate Layoff Announcements
Mass Layoff Statistics (MLS)
Consumer Spending and Confidence
Personal Income and Spending
Retail Sales
E-Commerce Retail Sales
Weekly Chain Store Sales
Consumer Credit Outstanding
Cambridge Consumer Credit Index
Consumer Confidence Index (Conference Board) 86
Survey of Consumer Sentiment (University of Michigan) 91
ABC News/Money Magazine Consumer Comfort Index 94
UBS Index of Investor Optimism
National Output and Inventories
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Durable Goods Orders
Factory Orders
Business Inventories
Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization
Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
Manufacturing Survey
Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
Non-Manufacturing Business Survey
Chicago Purchasing Managers Index (Business Barometer)
Index of Leading Economic Indicators (LEI)
Housing and Construction
Housing Starts and Building Permits
Existing Home Sales
New Home Sales
Housing Market Index: National Association of
Home Builders (NAHB)
Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey and the
National Delinquency Survey
Construction Spending
Regional Federal Reserve Bank Surveys
Regional Federal Reserve Bank Reports
Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Empire State
Manufacturing Survey
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: Business
Outlook Survey
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City: Manufacturing
Survey of the 10th District
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond: Manufacturing
Activity for the Fifth District
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago: National Activity
Index (CFNAI)
The Federal Reserve Board's Beige Book
Foreign Trade "
International Trade in Goods and Services
Current Account Balance (Summary of InternationalTransactions)
Prices, Productivity, and Wages
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Producer Price Index (PPI)
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CHAPTER4 international Economic Indicators:Why Are They So Important?
CHAPTER5 Best Web Sites for U.S.Economic Indicators
CHAPTER6 Best Web Sties for International Economle Indicators