Hey!I don't know if this is the right forum to ask this question, but any one have any good book recommendations to learn more about macroeconomics and how that relates to the financial markets?I'm looking for a history book, almost a text book, that may cover stuff like:-History of large market events such as crashes and what is the generally accepted cause for the crash (macro causes)-How monetary policy relates to financial marketsI guess another way to look at it is, what are some books that will help you out with top-down analysis.Not sure where to look for this stuff.Thanks!

Not really answering your question, but I thought I would share an observation: the best thing I ever found for this topic is working for - or sitting next to - somebody who "gets it." I was fortunate enough to work for a guy who understood international capital flows very well and was able to make decisions quickly regarding trading one asset versus another. For example, some event happens and Bunds respond, how does that affect our position is Aussie Dollar, etc.Anyways good luck.

There's a book called Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis by Ashraf Laidi. Its a good book to give you a brief overview of how everything has related to one another historically and the set of events which lead the world's macro economies to their current state. It might be a good starting point. http://bfy.tw/WK9

I have read the book by Ashraf Laidi. It is worth of reading. However, you can not trade by it. It's more about long term trends studied in a rear view than how to trade while you are in the trend.