Investing from the Top Down : A Macro Approach to Capital Markets

A leading financial expert shows how to develop an investment strategy based on macro trends and events Top down investing emphasizes the importance of economic and market cycles in making investment decisions. Written by the chief bond strategist at Miller Tabak, "Investing from the Top Down" equips you with analytical tools to forecast investment opportunities more effectively. Crescenzi presents more than fifty analytical tools for all the major asset classes and investment instruments-from stocks and bonds to futures and commodities. Investors can use these tools to analyze macrotrends globally and in the USA. Crescenzi includes both international and national economic indicators such as GDP growth rates, inflation, interest rates, exchange rates, and energy prices for each asset class.