What's the Economy Trying to Tell You?: Everyone's Guide to Understanding and Profiting from the Economy

Explains what the various economic indicators mean and how to use that knowledge for profit

Learn how to understand, intrepret, and predict economic trends the way the experts do! Information about the economy is everywhere, but few people really understand it. Even fewer know how to relate all those bewildering statistics, indexes, formulas, and graphs to the needs and concerns of their own lives. If you're someone who's intimated by all those confusing economic indicators but really want to know how they affect your most important financial decisions, this savvy, jargon-free book is for you! Written by the chief economist of Standard & Poor's, What's the Economy Trying to Tell You? shows you exactly what signs to look for when you're thinking of choosing stocks and other investment products... buying and financing a home... evaluating career options... and more. Learn how to: Spot periods of inflation and periods of recession in advance; Understand the decisions the Federal Reserve makes and how they affect you; "Read" business cycles with the trained eye of a pro; Limit the damage that an inflationary economy can inflict on your pocketbook; Learn precisely which numbers-the debt, the deficit, the GNP, the CPI-matter and which don't... And much more!