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Financial Times Guide to Using the Financial Pages [with Financial Times Guide to Using and Interpreting Company Accounts] - Softcover
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Synopsis
How to use the financial pages to make better and more informed business and investment decisions. All too often, the world of finance appears in the media as unfamiliar territory obscured by jargon. This authoritative and invaluable guide for anyone who needs to read the financial pages of a newspaper like the Financial Times, explains where and when to find what you want and how to make best use of the comprehensive range of financial and economic statistics. Completely up-to-date throughout, it shows you how to keep track of all the important statistics covered, including developments in shares, gilts and foreign exchange fluctuations; covers all the key financial and economic indicators, ranging from the 'Footsie' to the retail price index; explains the role and behaviour of the players in the financial markets; looks at the different markets explaining how they work and how they may be read and employed by private investors or professional managers; examines the UK, European and world economies and the effects key economic indicators have on the financial markets; includes useful reference tables with explanations to accustom you to the ease with which the numbers can be interpreted with just a little background; and introduces the tools and language of modern finance. Whether you're investing in the markets, raising capital or need to know how the financial world affects your business, you will quickly discover what gains can be made if you know how to use the financial pages.
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The Financial Times Guide to Using the Financial Pages
A clear, common-sense guide to finding, reading, understanding and acting on financial information.
"The definitions and insight this book provides will remain of lasting value to readers."
- Financial Times
"An invaluable and straightforward guide."
- Business Age
"A good buy for anyone interested in the subject."
- The Independent
"A valuable reference tool for anyone, professional as well as private investor."
- Resident Abroad
The critically acclaimed Financial Times Guide to Using the Financial Pages is the most accessible and comprehensive guide to the world of financial information.
There is no need to be baffled any longer by intimidating columns of numbers, technical terminology or the complexities of financial markets. This best-selling guide explains where and when to find what you want and how to make the best use of the comprehensive range of financial and economic statistics available. Now in its fifth edition, it is even more authoritative and invaluable than ever before.
This fully revised and updated guide is an essential companion for anyone who wants to read and really understand the financial pages. It explains where and when to find the critical information, and how to make the best use of the full range of financial and economic data available, within the pink pages or at the click of a button.
About the Author
Romesh Vaitilingam is a media consultant and writer. He is the author of numerous articles and several successful titles in finance, economics and public policy, including The Ultimate Investor: The People and Ideas that Make Modern Investment (with Dean LeBaron) and 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 and investment managers, as well as various UK government agencies. His work also involves media consultancy for the international economic research community, notably advising the Royal Economic Society and the Centre for Economic Policy Research on the management and development of their public profile.
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