Ebook: The Trader's Guide to Key Economic Indicators, Third Edition

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.Content:
Chapter 1 Gross Domestic Product (pages 11–46):
Chapter 2 Indexes of Leading, Lagging, and Coincident Indicators (pages 47–63):
Chapter 3 The Employment Situation (pages 65–82):
Chapter 4 Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization (pages 83–99):
Chapter 5 Institute for Supply Management Indexes (pages 101–122):
Chapter 6 Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (pages 123–138):
Chapter 7 Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales (pages 139–149):
Chapter 8 New Residential Construction (pages 151–165):
Chapter 9 Conference Board Consumer Confidence and University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Indexes (pages 167–182):
Chapter 10 Advance Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services (pages 183–197):
Chapter 11 Personal Income and Outlays (pages 199–218):
Chapter 12 Consumer and Producer Price Indexes (pages 219–234):
Chapter 13 The Fixed?Income Market (pages 235–258):
Chapter 14 Commodities (pages 259–284):