FINA.6100 Global Financial Markets and Monetary Policy (Formerly FINA 610/61.610)
Id: 006405
Credits: 3-3
Description
This course examines the interactions between changing perceptions of macroeconomic conditions and movements in the prices and yields on financial market instruments. The orientation of this course is heavily institutional with emphasis on helping students develop a "Wall Street" perspective on asset choice and the likely impact of macroeconomic conditions and policies on financial market prices. At the same time, the dependence of macroeconomic policy outcomes on global financial markets' expectations of future real growth in the US and in the world economy, expectations of inflation, sovereign default risk and of interest rates will be stressed.
Prerequisites
FINA.5010 Business Financial Analysis, or permission of graduate program coordinator.
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