Economics for Capital Markets

Enhance your financial market analysis skills by incorporating key economic principles into practical, real-life scenarios.

Learn to differentiate and interpret various economic releases and indicators.
Gain a comprehensive understanding of central banks, their policies, and their economic roles.
Understand the real-life impact of economic events on markets and how market practitioners utilize this information for trading and investment.

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Overview

Economics for Capital Markets Course Overview

This course will cover critical economic principles that impact financial markets rather than worry about micro/macro theory. We will introduce economic events and cover how to differentiate between economic releases and economic indicators.

Next, we will do a quick refresher on central banks and monetary policy before we dive into specific examples such as the Federal Reserve (the Fed), European Central Bank (ECB), Bank of England, and Bank of Japan, and discuss these institutions and their policies in detail. After having learned about central banks, we will go back to economic indicators and give examples of some of the more important ones to be familiar with, such as gross domestic product (GDP), Consumer Price Index (CPI), Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), and building permits. Finally, we will end the course by discussing the impact on markets and how they should react to economic news vs. how they react in real life.

Economics for Capital Markets Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

Know how economic principles impact financial markets
Classify & interpret economic releases
Understand central banks, their goals, and their role in the economy
Perceive how specific economic events impact specific markets
Grasp how market practitioners use this information to trade and invest

Who should take this course?

This Economics for Capital Markets course is perfect for anyone who would like to build a strong foundation on economic principles before jumping into financial markets, as economics forms the foundation of our monetary system. This course is designed to equip anyone who desires to begin a career in fixed income, equity, sales, trading, or other areas of finance with the fundamental knowledge of economics.

What you'll learn

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Exams

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This Course is Part of the Following Programs

Why stop here? Expand your skills and show your expertise with the professional certifications, specializations, and CPE credits you’re already on your way to earning.

Capital Markets & Securities Analyst (CMSA®) Certification

Skills Learned Trading strategies used in the finance and capital markets
Career Prep Work in capital markets, whether on the buy-side or the sell-side

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What Our Members Say

Challenging but rewarding

The course contains a lot of economic knowledge which I didn't know before. The exam was hard, but I reviewed the course's content to get the correct answers. There are some questions I haven't got the correct answers so I will continually studying the materials until I get 100%. Much appreciated.

Sai Huynh

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Very informative, practical-oriented and high-quality courses. CFI created a solid bridge, that truly helps to overcome basic knowledge barriers and enter the industry.

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Economics For Capital Markets

This is a very important course made in a simplified way for beginners and intermediates, whether you work in the capital markets or you're an investor. it will help you understand what central banks do, the economic indicators and their effect on the market.

Elie Harfouche

Great course!

I really enjoyed this course. The presenters are excellent and make it very easy to follow. Very interesting and insightful content covered. I highly recommend anyone interested in the field of economics to check it out. Kudos CFI team!

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good learning experience

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The experience was good

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A Financial Market Refresher

Enjoyed the Course, especially real world examples used by the instructor.

Daniel Amamoo

Awesome

The classes were precise and detailed. I Love it

OLUWASEUN JEREMIAH OLUSANJO

I have realized how the economy of country is affected by the capital markets and the way they correlate each other.

i request the way videos are inserted must be improved and the content on presentation must be detailed.

Jean Paul NIYIGABA

Engaging and relevant course

The course is quite engaging, the real life examples make it more relevant and easy to understand.

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I wanna do this again and again

am so excited to have passed with 80%

Samuel Michael

Economics for Capital Markets

Interactive Assessments are great to confirm what you just learned. The course is full of knowledge that someone can learn even if you have no background about the course at all. Thank you.

Dina Policarpio

Refreshing

Good refresher. I got a degree in Econ so it was good to go back and reboot on a few things.

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world school

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Good course

Clear explanations and good coverage

Siu Long Brian Lee

Extensive for a prep course

Very good deep dive into the most relevant elements of what really matters when analyzing economic releases and indicators.

João André

The start of something Great

The course was worth the time spent. I am super excited at the extra value added to me and what the course is priming me for. I am excited at the possibilities that this wil open me to. Thanks CFI team.

Godwin Oduomah

Economics for Capital Markets - A must for investors

A very informative and engaging course. The knowledge material was comprehensive and delivery was excellent. The graphical display particularly of multiple graphs on a single slide is something that can be looked into for further improvement, may be a pop up on cursor pointing could help.

Carlos Fernandes

Great course

Easy to understand concepts.

Manasi Patil

Very good

Great content and easy to follow

Aaron Andrews

Very informative.

Helped broaden my knowledge of economics.

Stephanie Rios

Lovely so far

I’ve been more engaged than I have been from since I started. So far the experience has been great

Evan Simon

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Economics for Capital Markets

Economics for Capital Markets Course Overview

Economics for Capital Markets Learning Objectives

Who should take this course?

Economics for Capital Markets

What you'll learn

Economics for Capital Markets Overview

Economic Events

Central Banks

Economic Indicators

Trading Around Economic Releases

Qualified Assessment

This Course is Part of the Following Programs

Capital Markets & Securities Analyst (CMSA®) Certification

What Our Members Say

Sai Huynh

Gleb Budchan

Elie Harfouche

Mwaaka Lwiindi

Yimin Yin

Rohan Basak

Daniel Amamoo

OLUWASEUN JEREMIAH OLUSANJO

Jean Paul NIYIGABA

Mlamuli Malindzisa

Felix Happy Michael

Bahilu Moges

Fahad Manzar

Samuel Michael

Dina Policarpio

Jeremiah Perkins

Shimelis Negawo

Siu Long Brian Lee

João André

Godwin Oduomah

Carlos Fernandes

Manasi Patil

Aaron Andrews

Stephanie Rios

Evan Simon

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