Chapter 17 Websites

www.yardeni.com
This site, supported by Dr. Ed Yardeni of Prudential Financial, is a comprehensive site
with complete analysis of economic indicators for both the United States and global
economies. You can request free access by following the provided instructions.

www.federalreserve.gov/otherfrb.htm
The banks of the Federal Reserve System provide significant economic data for the
domestic and international economy. Most of the regional banks also provide economic
analysis for their regions. The above site links to each of the regional banks.

www.businesscycle.com
The Web site of the Economic Cycle Research Institute, dedicated to the study of the
business cycle. The ECRI constructs its own index of leading economic indicators.

www.federalreserve.gov/policy.htm
Review the minutes from recent Federal Open Market Committee meetings, upcoming
meeting dates, and recent Beige Book economic analysis from around the United States.

www.economagic.com
Economagic offers current economic data and reports.

biz.yahoo.com/calendar
www.briefing.com
money.cnn.com/markets/IRC
http://www.conference-board.org/data/bci.cfm
Calendars of business cycles indicators scheduled for public release are provided at these
sites.

online.wsj.com/public/us
www.smartmoney.com
www.barrons.com
Current news and analysis of the economy, industries, and individual companies are
available with an online subscription to The Wall Street Journal. Subscribers gain access
to Barron’s and Smart Money as well. More limited information is available for free at the
above sites.

biz.yahoo.com
www.economics.about.com
http://money.msn.com/investing/
www.bloomberg.com
www.hoovers.com
Visit these sites for general information on the economy.

http://businessroundtable.org/studies-and-reports/
The Business Roundtable’s Periodic Surveys of CEOs can be found here.