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Winner of the 2010 Hayek Book Prize given by the Manhattan Institute "Money, Markets and Sovereignty is a surprisingly easy read, given the complicated issues covered. In it, Mr. Steil and Mr. Hinds consistently challenge today's statist nostrums."—Doug Bandow, The Washington Times In this keenly argued book, Benn Steil and Manuel Hinds offer the most powerful defense of economic liberalism since F. A. Hayek published The Road to Serfdom more than sixty years ago. The authors present a fascinating intellectual history of monetary nationalism from the ancient world to the present and explore why, in its modern incarnation, it represents the single greatest threat to globalization. Steil and...
An original and empirically grounded analysis of the Gulf monarchies and their role in shaping the political economy of the Middle East.
An informative look at the world of short-term investing and borrowing The Global Money Markets is the authoritative source on short-term investing and borrowing-from instruments in the U.S. and U.K., to asset-liability management. It also clearly demonstrates the various conventions used for money market calculations and discusses other short-term structured financial products such as asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities. Steven V. Mann (Columbia, SC) is Professor of Finance at the Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina. He has coauthored two previous books and numerous articles in the area of investments and works as a consultant to investment/commercial b...
This text provides comprehensive coverage of day-to-day financial management and control issues for undergraduate students in economics, finance and business.
The volume explores late medieval market mechanisms and associated institutional, fiscal and monetary, organizational, decision-making, legal and ethical issues, as well as selected aspects of production, consumption and market integration. The essays span a variety of local, regional, and long-distance markets and networks.
Floating rates, central-bank intervention, derivatives trading and the very high volumes of speculative and round-the-clock trading are just a few of the facets of the foreign exchange marketplace that make it a highly dynamic and volatile arena. This book addresses the practical applications of foreign currency trading and money market trading and provides comprehensive coverage of these markets. Coverage includes: What the instruments are How and why they are used - by both bank dealers and corporate end-users How the different instruments are linked one to another How you price them Structure of the market, EMU etc The range of risks arising from dealings in these instruments that affect banks and corporates How these risks are measured and managed Brings together a range of practical, relevant material on Foreign Exchange and money market trading Focuses on trading situations as well as on calculations International in coverage, the concepts and methods covered are not restricted to any country or institution
Die Devisenmärkte haben sich in den letzten Jahren enorm verändert. Der Markt für SWAP-Geschäfte ist beträchtlich gewachsen, der EURO spielt eine große Rolle und derivate Instrumente nehmen täglich zu. Durch diese Entwicklungen hat sich die internationale Geschäftsabwicklung für die kommenden Jahre nachhaltig verändert. Dies ist die komplett überarbeitete und erweiterte 2. Auflage des berühmten Klassikers "Foreign Exchange and Money Market Guide". Es ist ein praktischer und verständlich geschriebener Leitfaden, der Informationen bietet zu allen wichtigen internationalen Märkten.
The Reuters Financial Training Series An Introduction to Foreign Exchange & Money Markets A new concept in financial education training, An Introduction to Foreign Exchange & Money Market is guides novices through the intricacies of the world's wealthiest capital exchange markets. This book sets out to give a clear understanding of how and why these markets function, and explains the associated jargon. Readers will be able to take a more detailed look at Money Market and Foreign Exchange instruments and will be able to examine, in particular, the parameters which must be defined in order to place a value on these instruments, together with basic valuation techniques. Key features include: * ...
In Marco Polo was in China Hans Ulrich Vogel undertakes a thorough study of Yuan currencies, salts and revenues, by comparing Marco Polo manuscripts with Chinese sources and thus offering new evidence for the Venetian’s stay in Khubilai Khan’s empire.
The Most Widely Read Work on the Subject _ Completely Updated to Cover the Latest Developments and Advances In Today's Money Market! First published in 1978, Stigum's Money Market was hailed as a landmark work by leaders of the financial, business, and investment communities. This classic reference has now been revised, updated, and expanded to help a new generation of Wall Street money managers and institutional investors. The Fourth Edition of Stigum's Money Market delivers an all-encompassing, cohesive view of the vast and complex money market...offers careful analyses of the growth and changes the market has undergone in recent years...and presents detailed answers to the full range of m...