If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks

Global financial markets are part of a much larger world, a world of fluid government policies, political unrest, and other unpredictable forces.

If It''s Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks quantifies how far-reaching factors affect stock prices, and how investors can trade more effectively by understanding the links between these forces and the stock market. It focuses on specific macroeconomic forces and which sectors of the economy react to different indicators, providing investors and traders with clear signals on whether to buy, sell, or sit on the sidelines.

Unlike more targeted investing titles, Peter Navarro''s insightful book contains benefits for all investors­­from day traders to long-term, buy-and-hold investors. Simulations and analyses, along with real-life examples and case studies, provide inside details on:

• How to profit from specific technological change
• Strategies to trade effectively in times of recession or inflation
• Which economic indicators to follow­­and why