Central Banks and Monetary Policy
Completed by Kevin Lugo
February 24, 2026
16 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Describe and understand the functioning of the key money markets.
Describe the main policy objectives of central banks.
Examine how, by controlling interest rates, monetary policy influences inflation and unemployment.
Describe how monetary (and fiscal) authorities respond to stress in financial markets.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Financial Market
- Category: Crisis Intervention
- Category: Financial Systems
- Category: Capital Markets
- Category: Economics, Policy, and Social Studies
- Category: Loans
- Category: Crisis Management
- Category: Credit Risk
- Category: Financial Regulation
- Category: Bank Regulations
- Category: Economics
- Category: Market Liquidity
