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Economic Indicators: Making Sense of Market Data

X408.4 (2 semester units in Business Administration)

Recipient of the Distinguished Course Award for excellence in distance learning from the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA)

An elective in the Certificate Program in Business Administration, Business Essentials Concentration

In this course, you focus on several key economic indicators that are monitored closely by financial analysts, economists, and governments around the world. You examine the business cycle to place each indicator in a context that allows you to understand seemingly contradictory market reactions to newly released indicators. Upon completion, you should have the ability to critically analyze news and data from financial/economic news sources and assess what impact a market reaction to a newly released indicator will have on a particular situation.

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MARTIN A. MEDEIROS, M.A., named Honored Instructor in 2005, is a professional economist and an instructor at College of Alameda and Holy Names College. Previously, he worked as an economist for Bank of America.

• Online course: Internet access required
• Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
• $635 (EDP 897041)

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Textbook(s) for this course:
Using Economic Indicators to Improve Investment Analysis
Author: Evelina M. Tainer
Publisher: Wiley
Edition: 3rd
Publication Year: 2006
ISBN: 0471740969

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