This is an overview course on the link between the economy and the global financial markets, particularly how government monetary and fiscal policies and the state of the economy impact stocks, bonds, currencies, and alternative assets. As major policy decisions or economic, political, social, financial, and corporate news are announced, retail investors, traders, portfolio managers, and hedge funds, for example, change their trading and investment strategies. Their trading decisions affect securities prices in real-time.
Overall, students will learn how the financial markets respond to current events and headlines about, for example, healthcare, inflation, jobs, taxes, interest rates, industrial performance, politics, war, terrorism, and natural disasters. This course is a gateway to understanding the link between the economy and the capital markets.
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Who
High school students interested in finance who want to learn how financial markets respond to current events and headlines
When
This course is offered the following weeks:
June 8 to 12
June 15 to 19
June 22 to 26
July 6 to 10
Where
Bentley’s beautiful campus located just outside Boston with access to cutting-edge tech labs and a vibrant college environment
Macroeconomics and Financial Markets Schedule
Monday
Morning
TBD
Early Afternoon Session
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Late Afternoon Session
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Tuesday
Morning
TBD
Early Afternoon Session
TBD
Late Afternoon Session
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Wednesday
Morning
TBD
Early Afternoon Session
TBD
Late Afternoon Session
TBD
Thursday
Morning
TBD
Early Afternoon Session
TBD
Late Afternoon Session
TBD
Friday
Morning
TBD
Early Afternoon Session
TBD
Late Afternoon Session
TBD
Laura Young
Teaching Interests: Monetary Policy, Macroeconomics, Econometrics
Sacha Gelfer
Teaching Interests: Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Econometrics