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.

What the numbers really mean...

...to stocks, bonds, rates, currencies, and you

Ahead of the curve: spotting turning points

Calling recessions and recoveries in time to profit from them

Leading indicators: where's the economy really heading

Decoding initial unemployment claims, housing starts, the yield curve, and other predictors

Beyond the borders

Why foreign indicators are increasingly important—and how to use them

Making sense of indicators in conflict

What to do when the numbers disagree

Finding the data

Free web resources for the latest economic data

伯納德•鮑莫爾(Bernard Baumohl): 哥倫比亞大學國際事務與經濟學碩士，經濟展望集團(Economic Outlook Group)——一傢緻力於全球經濟趨勢研究和風險評估的公司——董事，《時代》雜誌著名記者，在《時代》雜誌的紐約和華盛頓機構任經濟欄目記者長達20年之久，曾獲約翰•漢考剋(John Hancock)財經新聞傑齣奬。作為歐洲美國銀行(European American Bank)的經濟學傢，他負責對美國經濟活動的監測與預測研究。他是美國外交事務委員會(Council on Foreign Relations)分析員，經常被美國廣播電颱和電視颱邀請為嘉賓。同時，他也在紐約大學和杜剋大學講授經濟學和新聞學課程。