Description
Book SynopsisRomesh Vaitilingam is a media consultant and writer. He is the author of numerous articles and several successful titles in finance, including The Financial Times Guide to Using Economics and Economic Indicators. As a specialist in translating economic and financial concepts into everyday language, Romesh has advised a number of top management consultancies, as well as various UK government agencies. His work also involves media consultancy for the international economic research community.
Table of ContentsForeword
Introduction
The sixth edition
Acknowledgements
Part 1: Identifying the players
1 Investors
2 Companies
3 Financial institutions
4 Governments
Part 2: Interpreting the markets
5 Stocks and shares: the UK equity markets
6 Indices and aggregates: market indicators
7 NYSE and Nasdaq: the US equity markets
8 European equities: stock markets in the eurozone and beyond
9 Other international equities: emerging stock markets and world indices
10 Trusts and funds: the managed money markets
11 Bonds and gilts: the international capital markets
12 Cash and currency: the foreign exchange and money markets
13 Futures and options: the derivatives markets
14 Primary products: the commodities markets
Part 3: Understanding the economies
15 UK economic indicators
16 The European economy: market integration and monetary union
17 The world economy: trade, growth and international institutions
Part 4: Beyond the financial pages
18 Company and investor lives: the key performance indicators (by Ken Langdon)
19 Sources of information: a brief guide
Glossary
Appendix 1: The key ratios guide
Appendix 2: The key indices guide
Index
