Publisher's Synopsis
Stripping away the mystique from the world of investment and finance, this book is a layman's guide to reading and understanding the financial press and the markets and events that it covers. The author provides a valuable explanation of the workings of the financial world from money markets to commodity markets, privatisation to takeover bids. With an extended glossary of financial terms, and newly updated to take account of all the latest changes in legislation, this book will help you through the financial columns to a better understanding of the language of markets and money.
