The purpose of this course is to provide you with an understanding of central bank policies and how such policies affect financial markets and the economy. The main aim of this course is to provide you with insights about the macroeconomic relationships between interest rates, inflation, and unemployment that allow you to assess central bank actions and appreciate how this action will affect the economy. The ability to extract relevant information from financial market and economic data about the macroeconomic environment and central bank actions is an important skill that will be useful for your decision-marking in your professional career and your personal financial choices.

Central Banks and Monetary Policy
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Course Orientation
Module 1: Interest Rates
Module 2: The Federal Reserve
Module 3: Monetary Policy and the Real Economy
Module 4: Financial Crises
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TOP REVIEWS FROM CENTRAL BANKS AND MONETARY POLICY
The lecture is very informative. However, I would suggest the relevant party prepare a concise note for the learners as a guide in keeping track of the lecture.
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Very informative, interesing and well worth the money and time to complete it.
very informative course i highly recommended to every one who is interested in banking as well as financial institutions
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