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Economic Indicators

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Learn how to find and interpret data about key economic indicators, such as unemployment, GDP, and home sales, in order to make better professional and financial decisions.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome to the course
Economic Indicators Weekly
  • What are economic reports?
  • The importance of economic reports
  • Impact on central banks and markets
  • Impact on sectors and companies
  • Impact on jobs and professional opportunities
  • Sector impact on investments
  • What is inflation?
  • Consumer price index
  • Macro impact on investments
  • Personal consumption expenditures
  • Pulling inflation indicators together
  • Interest rates and yield curve
  • Producer price index
  • Housing overall
  • MBA mortgage applications
  • S&P Case-Shiller index
  • Housing starts
  • Building permits
  • New home sales
  • GDP overview
  • GDP vs. GNP
  • Construction spending
  • Existing home sales
  • Pending home sales
  • GDP: Consumption
  • What is fiscal policy?
  • GDP: Net exports/trade
  • GDP: Government spending
  • GDP: Investment
  • GDP: Regional Fed estimates
  • ISM: Manufacturing index
  • ISM: Nonmanufacturing index
  • Regional monthly manufacturing Fed data
  • Consumer confidence
  • Auto sales
  • Industrial production
  • Retail sales
  • Leading indicators
  • IMF quarterly GDP forecasts
  • Monetary policy
  • Employment and jobs report
  • Jobless claims
  • Weekly energy reports
  • German Ifo and Eurozone PMI
  • China PMI
  • Fed decisions and the dot plot
  • Fed press conference and testimony
  • OPEC decisions

Taught by

Jason Schenker

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