A big-picture guide to the financial information that really matters, and how investors can use it~Fed chairman Alan Greenspan's infamous, packed-beyond-capacity briefcase has for years represented the definitive behind-thescenes collection of market-moving financial knowledge and economic reports. Inside Greenspan's Briefcase breaks the seal, examining the essential reports, data, and numbers that investors must know, and explaining what they generally mean to market insiders. A guide to determining which information bites are important, and then uncovering clues within those key reports and data, it helps investors look beyond chat-room gossip and media noise to make informed and profitable decisions. Robert Stein, a leading voice in today's financial community, explains how news and reports affect investor sentiment and market activity, and provides individual investors with an enhanced and finely honed awareness­­of global macroeconomic issues as well as the more personal issues that affect long-term financial performance.



当经济数据一片光明的时候，金融市场为什么反而常常表现不佳？当媒体充斥着“前景不妙，劫数已定”的预测时，聪明的投资者怎样收获投资收益？与其他人相比，美联储主席格林斯潘拥有判断金融市场走向的最优势地位。《打开格林斯潘的公文包》以引人入胜的轻快节奏为您提供了一个理解经济走向的模板，并详细解释了未来经济变化的可见迹象。本书探讨了如下内容：

■关键经济报告（从GDP报告到就业形势报告）以及它们对投资者的参考意义。

■经济周期的四个阶段，以及在每个阶段积累财富并躲避风险的策略。

■尽早发现通货膨胀周期，并相应调整投资策略的指导性意见。

这是一本解读经济报告和经济数据，并由此发掘其中蕴涵的投资线索的指南。从本书中你能发现专业投资人观点和建议的来源、他们找寻的目标，以及他们解读信息并据此采取行动的方法。

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 The Stock Market Is Not the Economy
2 The Fed:What It Does…What It Doesn't Do
3 What's Economics Got to Do with It?
4 Making Sense of Dollars
5 Gee,No GOP!
6 Working for a Living
7 The Consumers
8 The Producers
9 Inflation Indicators
10 The“Out of Favor”Indicators
11 The Big Picture
Epilogue——Wealth and You
Appendix A-Summary of Key Economic Reports
Appendix B-Sample Economic Reports
Index