Global Financial Markets and Monetary Policy

Summer 2016 > Management & Business > FINA.6100 > 021

Course No: FINA.6100-021; SIS Class Nbr: 2808; SIS Term: 2540
Course Status: Registration Closed

Course 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, Notes & Instructor

  • Prerequisites: Students with a CSCE career need permission to take Graduate Level Courses.
  • Special Notes: If not currently matriculated in a Manning School of Business program, please contact the MBA staff at MBA@uml.edu or call 978-934-2848 for permission to take courses.
  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
  • Instructor: Michael Carter
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When Offered & Tuition

  • T,Th | 6:00 PM-8:50 PM ET
  • 2016 Summer: Jul 06 to Aug 16
  • Course Level: Graduate
  • Tuition: $1710
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

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