Macroeconomics

Course Type: Training Course

This course overviews the systemic nature of global economies and how they interact. Participants will learn basic concepts like: inflation, unemployment, and GDP. The course covers the source of economic data and the calendar of leading and lagging indicators to analyze the relationship across capital markets.

Objectives

  • To prepare participants to think like economists by learning key concepts and models to predict and explain economic outcomes

  • To gain insight into historical and current economic events to understand expectations of future events

  • To develop a fundamental understanding of how economic data is applied in debt and investment decisions

Content

  • Supply and Demand fundamentals and application

  • Gross Domestic Product

  • Economic forecasting, risk, and scenario analysis

  • Economic Indicators, from employment to inflation

  • Monetary policy – Open Market Operations, Discount Rate, Reserve Requirements

  • Macroeconomic Models