Financial Markets Workshop

finance
macroeconomics
undergraduate
This course will develop students’ skills in applying economic and financial theory to the real time analysis of macroeconomics, financial markets and investment strategy. The course is conducted in a workshop style. The class sessions be a combination of lectures given by me, student presentations and student led discussion. We will develop a strategy for interpreting and forecasting developments in financial markets and important economies, focussing on cycles and trends.

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Course overview

This course will develop students’ skills in applying economic and financial theory to the real time analysis of macroeconomics, financial markets and investment strategy. The course is conducted in a workshop style. The class sessions be a combination of lectures given by me, student presentations and student led discussion. We will develop a strategy for interpreting and forecasting developments in financial markets and important economies, focussing on cycles and trends.

Course objectives

By the end of the course, students should: 1. be familiar with the pattern of economic news that shapes the consensus views on future financial asset returns. 2. be able to differentiate signal from noise in the economic news and data flow. 3. understand the importance and patterns of economic cycles and trends, financial market fluctuations and exogenous shocks. 4. be able to discuss well-reasoned views about what is happening in international financial markets, and be able to present valid counter-views to consensus.