International Financial Markets (Third Edition)

Author: Olin G. Gallinger
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Publish Date: 1999-08-01
Features: Dr. J. Olin Gallinger's International Financial Markets (3rd Edition) fills the gap in textbooks on international financial markets. In the past, most textbooks in the field of international finance have focused on foreign exchange, international capital flows, and international financial institutions, rarely taking the international financial market itself as the primary focus. The publication of this book timely meets the needs of international economic development. It is clear in structure and well-organized, closely examining three branches of the international financial market: the foreign exchange market, the Eurocurrency market, and the international bond market. Each market is discussed from four aspects: its historical background, its institutional framework and operation, its economic conditions, and its economic statistics. After analyzing these three markets, the book also explores other practical issues in the current international financial market, such as exchange rate fluctuations and their impact on economic decision-making. Therefore, whether in theory or research methodology, this book differs from standard international finance textbooks in economics. It emphasizes the operation and practice of the international financial market and can serve as a textbook for management and finance majors and MBA programs, as well as an important reference and tool for those directly involved in the practical work of the international financial market.