The Irwin Guide to Using the Wall Street

Updated with expanded definitions, timely discussion of economic trends, examples, illustrations, and additional reference material, The Irwin Guide to Using The Wall Street Journal is a one-of-a-kind tool for understanding The Wall Street Journal. It presents a thorough and practical education for making informed business and investment decisions.

Michael B. Lehmann is a professor of Economics at the University of San Francisco.

The Big Picture: The Economic Climate and the Investment Outlook
Introduction	p. 1
The Business Cycle	p. 11
The Transformation of the Postwar Economy	p. 19
The Federal Reserve System: Monetary Policy and Interest Rates	p. 25
Federal Fiscal Policy	p. 53
The Postwar Business Cycle: The Role of Consumer Demand	p. 67
The Postwar Business Cycle: The Role of Costs and Inflation	p. 97
Stocks Versus Gold	p. 131
Your Choice of Investments
The Stock Market	p. 155
Commodities and Metals	p. 223
Long-Term Interest Rates	p. 243
Money Market Investments	p. 277
Fine Tuning: Refining Your Sense of the Economy and the Right Investment Decisions
Leading Economic Indicators	p. 307
Inventories	p. 313
Business Capital Expenditures	p. 323
U.S. International Transactions	p. 331
Summary and Prospect	p. 357
Appendix A: Miscellaneous Statistical Indicators	p. 361
Appendix B: Statistical Series Published in the Wall Street Journal in Alphabetical Order	p. 371
Appendix C: Statistical Series Published in the Wall Street Journal in Chapter Order	p. 375
Appendix D: Listing of Statistical Series According to the Wall Street Journal Publication Schedule	p. 379
Appendix E: Further References	p. 383
Index	p. 395
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