Tag: Markets

Matchmakers and Markets The Revolutionary Role of Information in the Economy


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2020 | 224 Pages | ISBN: 0198840985 | PDF | 10 MB
To understand the bewildering complexities of consumer markets and financial markets, you’ll need to look beyond traditional textbooks. This book aims to better understanding of current markets through studying the implications of living in an information age. It examines the impacts that information has on how markets function, and presents a novel market theory in which information takes centre stage when analyzing how the economy functions and evolves. It depicts markets with three categories of actors (consumers, businesses, and information intermediaries), and predicts the growing importance of the role of information intermediaries, or ‘matchmakers’, as facilitators of transactions between consumers and businesses. Matchmakers and Markets will guide readers to reflect on their own role in the economy. It provides numerous scenarios and examples from the real-world economy, enabling readers to ask new questions and draw their own conclusions. The aim of this book is to stimulate the reader’s own thinking, whether a consumer on the high street, or an investor on Wall Street, a policy maker in the government armchair, or an entrepreneur dreaming to make the next big thing in the world. This book will stir up discussion and debate as the claims and conclusions move away from mainstream theories.

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The Fearful Rise of Markets Global Bubbles, Synchronized Meltdowns, and How to Prevent Them in the Future


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2010 | 256 Pages | ISBN: 0137072996 | PDF | 2 MB
"This enjoyable, fast-moving book is concise, relevant, and perceptive. My bottom line is a simple one: This book should be read by all those interested in the way markets operate, be they investors, analysts, or policy makers."From the Foreword byMohamed A. El-Erian, CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO, and author ofWhen Markets Collide"This book is a must-read for anyone concerned about how we can avoid recurring debt-induced busts in the years ahead, or anyone who wonders how to invest if (when!) the crisis returns. Authers’ insights on the global financial crisis are profound."Robert D. Arnott, Chairman, Research Affiliates, LLC, and author ofThe Fundamental Index: A Better Way to Invest"This book illustrates the dangers to investors who fail to recognize that global asset markets have become more synchronized over time. In a crowded field of works on the financial crisis, Authers’ work is unique in both its insight and style."Robert R. Johnson, Ph.D., CFA, Senior Managing Director of the CFA Institute"John Authers has combined his journalistically honed FT skills with great insights. Serious investors and policymakers should read this book."David R. Kotok, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Cumberland Advisors"John masterfully drives a stake through the myth of global economic decoupling one chapter and example at a time. A must-read in today’s economy."Vitaliy Katsenelson, Director of Research at Investment Management Associates, Inc, author ofActive Value Investing: Making Money in Range-Bound MarketsAre we barreling toward another massive global financial catastrophe?How can so many bubbles form all at once? Why are so many "disconnected" markets now capable of collapsing in unison? In this remarkably readable book, award-winningFinancial Timescolumnist John Authers takes on these critical questions and offers deeply sobering answers. Authers reveals how the first truly global super bubble was inflated–and might now be inflating again. He illuminates the multiple roots of repeated financial crises: a massive shift in investing power from individuals to big institutions; the migration of key decisions from banks to capital markets; the wholesale financialization of many asset classes; and fundamental failures of both theory and policy.The Fearful Rise of Marketspresents a truly global view, avoiding oversimplifications and ideology as it outlines how we got here and where we stand. Even more valuable, it offers realistic solutions–for decision-makers who want to prevent disaster and investors who want to survive it. -The herd grows ever larger–and more dangerousHow institutional investing, indexing, and efficient markets theory promote herding -Cheap money and irrational exuberanceSuper fuel for super bubbles -Too big to fail: the whole story of moral hazardBanks, hedge funds, and beyond -Danger signs of the next bubbleForex, equity, credit, and commodity markets move once more in alignment

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The Fearful Rise of Markets A Short View of Global Bubbles and Synchronised Meltdowns


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English | 2010 | pages: 233 | ISBN: 0273731688 | PDF | 3,9 mb
"Concise, relevant, and perceptive…this book should be read by all those interested in the way markets operate, be they investors, analysts, or policy makers." -From the Foreword by Mohamed A. El-Erian, CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO, and author of When Markets Collide "A must-read for anyone concerned about how we can avoid recurring debt-induced busts in the years ahead, or anyone who wonders how to invest if (when!) the crisis returns. Authers’ insights on the global financial crisis are profound." -Robert D. Arnott, Chairman, Research Affiliates, LLC "In a crowded field of works on the financial crisis, Authers’ work is unique in both its insight and style." -Robert R. Johnson, Ph.D., CFA, Senior Managing Director of the CFA Institute "John Authers has combined his journalistically honed FT skills with great insights. Serious investors and policy makers should read this book." -David R. Kotok, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Cumberland Advisors "John masterfully drives a stake through the myth of global economic decoupling one chapter and example at a time. A must-read in today’s economy." -Vitaliy Katsenelson, Director of Research at Investment Management Associates, Inc, author of Active Value Investing: Making Money in Range-Bound Markets Award-winning Financial Times journalist John Authers explains the multiple roots of repeated financial crises. He explains why it is that investment bubbles now form all at once, all across the world and why so many markets that were once considered disconnected are now able to collapse all at the same time. He offers a strategy for preventing future financial disasters. Market bubbles are growing ever bigger, ever more terrifying. As soon as one ends, the next one seems already to be inflating. Multiple markets, once disconnected, are aligning in ways that are increasingly unpredictable and uncontrollable. Something has changed. What can we do about it? The Fearful Rise of Markets explains how the world’s markets became synchronised, how they formed a bubble, how they all managed to crash together and then rebound together, and what can be done to prevent another synchronised bust in future. From post-Depression regulation and the 1954 recovery from the Great Crash, through the innovations and mis-steps that led to the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, to the markets rally of 2009, The Fearful Rise of Markets details massive shifts in the way our money is invested, and in the global balance of economic power.

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Informal Urban Street Markets International Perspectives


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English | ISBN: 1138546399 | 2018 | 216 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Through an international range of research, this volume examines how informal urban street markets facilitate the informal and formal economy not merely in terms of the traditional concerns of labor and consumption, but also in regards to cultural and spatial contingencies. In many places, street markets and their populace have been marginalized and devalued. At times, there are clear governance procedures that aim to prevent them, yet they continue to emerge in even in the most institutionalized societies. This book gives serious consideration to what these markets reveal about urban life in a time of globalized, rapid urbanization and flows of people, knowledge and goods.

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Understanding Drug Dealing and Illicit Drug Markets


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English | 2023 | ISBN: 1138541826 | 487 Pages | PDF (True) | 45 MB
This book examines the drug dealer in contemporary society from an interdisciplinary perspective and considers the increasingly blurred demarcation between illegitimate and legitimate drug markets. It explores the motives and drivers of those involved in drug supply and dispels common and stereotypical myths and misconceptions surrounding illegal drug markets and those who operate within them.

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The Investor’s Mindset Analyse Markets, Invest Strategically, Minimise Risk, Maximise Returns [Audiobook]


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English | ASIN: B0C46V8DS4 | 2023 | 4 hours and 18 minutes | M4B@128 kbps | 238 MB
Author: Ben Le Fort, DK
Narrator: Joan Walker

Unleash the power of a new way of thinking about your investments with 60 easily adoptable ideas and case studies designed to encourage a more creative and financially literate mindset. Whether you’re an investment veteran or just starting out, this collection of concise finance-focused lessons and case studies will encourage new ways of thinking about how you invest your money, helping you to achieve success in the markets.

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The Worth of Art Financial Tools for the Art Markets


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English | July 4th, 2023 | ISBN: 0231201788 | 272 pages | True EPUB | 7.52 MB
The market for art can be as eye-catching as artworks themselves. Works by artists from da Vinci and Rembrandt to Picasso and Modigliani have sold for hundreds of millions of dollars. The world’s ultrawealthy increasingly treat art as part of their portfolios. Since artworks are often valuable assets, how should financial professionals analyze them?

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