4 Bernanke et al do, however, discuss some aspects of financial markets, and I note that in the most recent US edition of the text this has expanded to cover asset prices, the diversification of risk and the role financial markets play in ensuring savings are allocated to their most productive uses.
In the shadow of the current dislocation in global financial markets, this is obviously a pretty valuable addition to the curriculum. Ben Bernanke has also, of course, made major contributions to academic literature in these areas over the years. The 1970s book was full of discussion about monetarists versus Keynesians, and of shortrun and long-run Phillips curves.