The Trader's Guide to the Euro Area

“This is an excellent compendium for both the newcomer and experienced practitioner in European financial markets. David Powell covers the ground from the basics to the intricacies of the present crisis of the euro area, and provides a trader active in these markets, in a concise way, all the necessary background information.”
—Thomas Mayer, senior advisor and former chief economist, Deutsche Bank

 “A comprehensive, compact, easily accessible and readable book. A must-read for those who want to get an overview of trading-related aspects of the euro area.”
—Klaus Wohlrabe, coordinator of the Ifo Surveys and deputy head of the Business Cycle and Survey Department, Ifo Institute

 “There was a time when investors in the global financial markets did not devote a lot of their attention to the monthly trends in euro-area economic indicators. The reason for that was simple - U.S. economic data was the principal driver of global financial market trends. That is clearly no longer the case. The spillover effects that the European sovereign debt crisis have had on the rest of the world have made it critically important for investors to understand the economic and political backdrops in the euro area, and to stay on top of the latest economic and financial market trends in the member countries of the monetary union. Up until now there was no easily-accessible guidebook to help investors navigate through the myriad gobs of data coming out of the euro area as a whole, and the individual member countries in particular. David Powell’s book is the first serious work to address these issues, and it is done masterfully. It provides an excellent overview of all key euro-area economic indicators of which data watchers need to stay abreast. Investors who want to stay ahead of the game will find David Powell’s book both comprehensive and accessible - clearly the most up-to-date text for those who want to get a better handle of euro-area economic and financial market trends.”
—Michael Rosenberg, former head of international fixed-income research, Merrill Lynch, and former head of foreign-exchange research, Deutsche Bank