Central Banks and Monetary Policy

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 th

• Describe the functioning of key money markets
• Explain main central bank policy objectives
• Analyze how interest rates affect inflation and unemployment
• Interpret monetary and fiscal responses to financial stress