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

伯纳德•鲍莫尔(Bernard Baumohl): 哥伦比亚大学国际事务与经济学硕士，经济展望集团(Economic Outlook Group)——一家致力于全球经济趋势研究和风险评估的公司——董事，《时代》杂志著名记者，在《时代》杂志的纽约和华盛顿机构任经济栏目记者长达20年之久，曾获约翰•汉考克(John Hancock)财经新闻杰出奖。作为欧洲美国银行(European American Bank)的经济学家，他负责对美国经济活动的监测与预测研究。他是美国外交事务委员会(Council on Foreign Relations)分析员，经常被美国广播电台和电视台邀请为嘉宾。同时，他也在纽约大学和杜克大学讲授经济学和新闻学课程。