Banking

This jargon-busting book shows how bond & money markets work & how they impact on everyday life.

This jargon-busting book describes how the bond and money markets work and how they impact on everyday life.

A new edition of this revealing and incisive account of the incredible inside workings of hedge funds.

Financial fraud, whether large or small is a persistent feature of the financial markets.

HOW TO WIN TRUST AND INFLUENCE CUSTOMERS This revealing book shows how the only reliable route to sustainable business growth and profit is to build trust in your company.

From bestselling author Glen Arnold, this is a jargon-busting book that describes how financial markets work, where they are located and how they impact on everyday life.

A leading economist and former central banker discusses the evolution of central bank communication from secretiveness to transparency and accountability.

Competition and Controls in Banking provides a groundbreaking examination of how regulatory frameworks shape banking competition in three European nations: Italy, France, and England.

Kevin Dowd argues that states must allow a level playing field as far as private money is concerned.

Kevin Dowd argues that states must allow a level playing field as far as private money is concerned.

In 1943, Lebanon gained its formal political independence from France; only after two more decades did the country finally establish a national central bank.

Best books of 2021, Financial Times'Grab some popcorn and take a front row seat, because Robin Wigglesworth has an astonishing story to tell you' Tim Harford, author of How to Make the World Add Up'A fascinating account of an investment revolution' Ian Fraser, Literary Review'A magisterial, delightfully written history offering up portraits of the academic scribblers and entrepreneurial practitioners who created the index-fund revolution' The Wall Street Journal'Wigglesworth has written an important book' Patrick Hosking, Financial Editor, The Times'A terrific read' Gregory Zuckerman, author of The Man Who Solved the Market'A fascinating journey and a crucial book for anyone trying to understand the financial markets' Bradley Hope, author of Billion Dollar Whale---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In Trillions, Financial Times journalist Robin Wigglesworth unveils the vivid secret history of index funds, bringing to life the colourful characters behind their birth, growth and evolution into a world-conquering phenomenon.

'If you are curious about what the financial G tterd mmerung might look like you've certainly come to the right place' ForbesFinancial expert, investment advisor and New York Times bestselling author James Rickards reveals how the global elite are darkly concealing a coming catastrophe from investors, whilst protecting themselves from the fallout.

From an award-winning financial historian comes the gripping, character-driven story of venture capital and the world it madeInnovations rarely come from "e;experts.

Based on unparalleled access to those involved, and told with compelling pace and drama, The Bank that Lived a Little describes three decades of boardroom intrigue at one of Britain's biggest financial institutions.

If you like your smartphone or your widescreen TV, your car or your pension, then, whether you know it or not, you are a fan of Wall Street.

From Nobel Prize-winning economist and best-selling author Joseph Sitglitz, author of Globalization and Its Discontents, this is the essential, must-read guide to the future of Europe.

In einer Welt, in der Staaten, Unternehmen und Bürger bis über beide Ohren verschuldet sind, stellt sich eine brennende Frage: Ist unser Geldsystem eine tragfähige Basis oder eine Täuschung, die uns alle in Abhängigkeit hält?

The Bank of the United States sparked several rounds of intense debate over the meaning of the Constitution's Necessary and Proper Clause, which authorizes the federal government to make laws that are "e;necessary"e; for exercising its other powers.

Recent economic crises have made the centrality of debt, and the instability it creates, increasingly apparent.

Since banking systems play a crucial role in maintaining the overall health of the economy, the adverse effects of poorly supervised systems may be quite severe.

If you've got money in the bank, chances are you've never seriously worried about not being able to withdraw it.

The Bank of the United States sparked several rounds of intense debate over the meaning of the Constitution's Necessary and Proper Clause, which authorizes the federal government to make laws that are "e;necessary"e; for exercising its other powers.

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The increased mobility and volume of international capital flows is a striking trend in international finance.

Years have passed since the world experienced one of the worst financial crises in history, and while countless experts have analyzed it, many central questions remain unanswered.

John G.

The World Bank and other multilateral development banks (MDBs) carry out their mission to alleviate poverty and promote economic growth based on the advice of professional economists.

The recent recession has brought fiscal policy back to the forefront, with economists and policy makers struggling to reach a consensus on highly political issues like tax rates and government spending.

Before 2007, economists thought that financial crises would never happen again in the United States, that such upheavals were a thing of the past.

After 1688, Britain underwent a revolution in public finance, and the cost of borrowing declined sharply.

The Federal Reserve System--the central bank of the United States, better known as The Fed--has never been more controversial.

Jonathan A.

Before 2007, economists thought that financial crises would never happen again in the United States, that such upheavals were a thing of the past.

Expectations, Employment and Prices brings Keynesian economics into the 21st century by providing a new paradigm that explains how high unemployment could potentially persist forever without a little help from the government.

This book is timely since the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision at the Bank for International Settlements is in the process of making major changes in the capital rules for banks.

Our prosperity requires the enterprise of innumerable individuals and businesses who exercise their imagination and judgment-and bear responsibility for outcomes.

The subprime crisis shook the American economy to its core.

Financial crises have been pervasive for many years.

The subprime crisis shook the American economy to its core.

Our prosperity requires the enterprise of innumerable individuals and businesses who exercise their imagination and judgment-and bear responsibility for outcomes.

Originally written for a conference of the Federal Reserve, Gary Gorton's "e;The Panic of 2007"e; garnered enormous attention and is considered by many to be the most convincing take on the recent economic meltdown.

The subprime crisis has shown that the sophisticated risk management models used by banks and insurance companies had serious flaws.

George J.