Interest Rate Analysis and Forecasting

The focus of this book is on interest rate forecasting, and the interaction between analytical factors, political and economic developments and changes in the financial markets. The book takes an international approach with the emphasis on the USA, Germany, Japan and the UK. The first part examines the basic analytical concepts. The second part looks at the main trends since the 1960s and the outlook for the global economy, interest rates and the financial markets in the context of the concepts discussed in the first part.