Money, banking, financial markets & institutions / Michael W. Brandl.

Includes index.

Introduction -- Money, money supply and interest -- Bonds and loanable funds -- Interest rates in more details -- Financial markets through time -- Aggregate supply and aggregate demand -- Banks and money -- Central banks -- Monetary policy debates -- Bank management -- Bank risk management and performance -- Banking regulation -- Money markets -- Bon markets -- The stock market -- The mortgage market -- Foreign exchange markets -- Global financial architecture -- Thrifts and finance companies -- Insurance and pensions -- Mutual funds -- Investments banks and private equity.

"Examine the globalization of today's financial markets and explore how central banks have changed monetary policy because of the Great Recession. Study how technology is disrupting financial markets and join the debate over who protects consumers in financial markets. While other money and banking texts focus on memorizing equations; moving lines on graphs; or reading long, dry chapters, Brandl's MONEY, BANKING, FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS, 2E brings important financial concepts to life in a clear, concise, reader-oriented approach. You see the connections between the concepts you are learning and the macroeconomics you've already mastered as you examine financial entities in detail, using the recent economic crisis as a backdrop. This inviting book reads almost as a conversation that encourages you to discuss and debate these important concepts with friends, colleagues, and even future employers. MindTap digital resources with the world's leading Aplia online homework tools further prepare you to understand today's banking and financial markets." -- Amazon