Applying Economic Data for Stock Analysis by Pauline Yong

Asset prices are commonly believed to react sensitively to economic news. One of the favorite tools for fund managers is the Global Macro Strategy which bases the fund’s holdings primarily on the overall economic and political views of various countries or their macroeconomic principles. Holdings may include long and short positions in various equity, fixed-income, currency, commodities, and futures markets. Retail investors often trade with economic indicators and apply them as their investment strategy that helps to take advantage of past events, trends, and predictions for the future of the financial markets. Many external factors can have an impact on the global markets, including interest rates, inflation, unemployment, and many more. This course discusses the relationship between macroeconomics and the financial markets.

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