Economic Indicators: Overview
By Ryan Barnes
Every week there are dozens of economic surveys and indicators released. In the past, experienced professionals and economists have had an advantage in receiving this data in a timely fashion. Fortunately, the emergence of the internet has changed this situation by giving everyone access.
Economic indicators can have a huge impact on the market; therefore, knowing how to interpret and analyze them is important for all investors. In this tutorial, we'll cover some of the most important economic indicators. You'll learn where to find them, how to read them and what they can tell you about he health of the economy - and your investments.
Every week there are dozens of economic surveys and indicators released. In the past, experienced professionals and economists have had an advantage in receiving this data in a timely fashion. Fortunately, the emergence of the internet has changed this situation by giving everyone access.
Economic indicators can have a huge impact on the market; therefore, knowing how to interpret and analyze them is important for all investors. In this tutorial, we'll cover some of the most important economic indicators. You'll learn where to find them, how to read them and what they can tell you about he health of the economy - and your investments.
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Table of Contents
- Economic Indicators: Overview
- Economic Indicators: Beige Book
- Economic Indicators: Business Outlook Survey
- Economic Indicators: Consumer Confidence Index (CCI)
- Economic Indicators: Consumer Credit Report
- Economic Indicators: Consumer Price Index (CPI)
- Economic Indicators: Durable Goods Report
- Economic Indicators: Employee Cost Index (ECI)
- Economic Indicators: Employee Situation Report
- Economic Indicators: Existing Home Sales
- Economic Indicators: Factory Orders Report
- Economic Indicators: Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
- Economic Indicators: Housing Starts
- Economic Indicators: Industrial Production
- Economic Indicators: Jobless Claims Report
- Economic Indicators: Money Supply
- Economic Indicators: Mutual Fund Flows
- Economic Indicators: Non-Manufacturing Report
- Economic Indicators: Personal Income and Outlays
- Economic Indicators: Producer Price Index (PPI)
- Economic Indicators: Productivity Report
- Economic Indicators: Purchasing Managers Index (PMI)
- Economic Indicators: Retail Sales Report
- Economic Indicators: Trade Balance Report
- Economic Indicators: Wholesale Trade Report
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Ryan Barnes
Ryan Barnes has over 10 years experience in portfolio management and investment research, covering equities, fixed income and derivative products. Barnes has worked with Merrill Lynch, Charles Schwab, Morgan Stanley and many others as an institutional trader, and maintained AIMR compliant performance for a diverse set of high-net-worth investors.
Barnes is currently working as a writer and financial modeling consultant specializing in capital appreciation and hedging strategies, and is the editor of EpiphanyInvesting, a website devoted to finding long-term success in the stock market.
Barnes is currently working as a writer and financial modeling consultant specializing in capital appreciation and hedging strategies, and is the editor of EpiphanyInvesting, a website devoted to finding long-term success in the stock market.
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