WSJ Guide to the Fantastic Fifty

From Big Macs to the Beige Book, 50 Ec onomic Indicators Smart Investors Watch and Why You Should Too

By: Simon Constable, Robert Wright

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Paperback | 3 May 2011

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A wonderfully irreverent and endlessly entertaining guide-with more than 80,000 copies sold worldwide in multiple languages-about the indicators most investors aren't following, but should be!

In order to make the best possible investment decisions, savvy investors know that they must pay close attention to economic indicators. But while most are looking at conventional barometers like unemployment rates and housing statistics, the smartest investors are following the curious and often ignored indicators that offer a true sense of where the economy is and where it's heading. These factors have been proven to provide the vital information needed to beat the market.

Dow Jones columnist Simon Constable and respected financial historian Robert E. Wright offer valuable tips and insight to help investors forecast and exploit sea changes in the global macroeconomic climate. Unlike other investment handbooks, Constable and Wright's guide explores the little-known economic indicators that the smartest investors watch closely in order to beat the stock market-from "Big Macs" to "zombie banks." This valuable and informative read entertains and enlightens while offering essential advice on navigating the global economic climate.

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Non-Fiction Economics Economic Forecasting Accounting & Finance Finance Investment & Securities Self-Help, Personal Development & Practical Advice Personal Finance Business & Management

Introduction	p. xi
Consumption (C)
Automobile Sales	p. 3
Chain Store Sales	p. 8
Consumer Sentiment	p. 13
Existing Home Sales	p. 18
Underemployment or Slack	p. 23
Investment (I)
Book-to-Bill Ratio	p. 31
Copper Price	p. 36
Durable Goods Orders	p. 41
Housing Permits and Starts	p. 46
Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization	p. 51
Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Survey	p. 56
Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Non-Manufacturing Survey	p. 61
JoC-ECRI Industrial Price Index	p. 66
London Metal Exchange Inventories	p. 71
Personal Savings Rate	p. 76
Unit Labor Costs	p. 81
Government (G)
Federal Government Budget Deficits and the National Debt	p. 89
Net Exports (NX)
Baltic Dry Index	p. 97
Big Mac Index	p. 102
Current Account Deficit	p. 108
Oil Inventories	p. 113
Tankan Survey	p. 118
TIC Data	p. 123
Multiple Components
Beige Book	p. 131
Crack Spread	p. 136
Credit Availability Oscillator	p. 141
Federal Funds Rate	p. 146
Fertility Rates	p. 150
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per Capita	p. 156
Libor	p. 161
M2 Money Supply	p. 166
New Home Sales	p. 171
Philadelphia Fed: The Aruoba-Diebold-Scotti Business Conditions Index	p. 176
Philadelphia Fed: Business Outlook Survey	p. 181
Real Interest Rates	p. 186
Short Interest	p. 191
Russell 2000	p. 196
Weekly Leading Index	p. 201
Yield Curve	p. 206
Inflation, Fear, and Uncertainty
GDP Deflator	p. 213
Gold Price	p. 218
Misery Index	p. 223
Producer Price Index	p. 227
Retail Investment Activity	p. 231
Credit Spreads: The Risk Structure of Interest Rates	p. 235
Ted Spread	p. 241
Texas ôZombie Bankö Ratio	p. 246
TIPS Spread	p. 250
CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)	p. 255
VIXEN Index	p. 260
Conclusion: Putting It All Together	p. 265
Appendix: Useful Economic Indicators Websites	p. 275
Selected Bibliography	p. 279
Acknowledgments	p. 281
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