Brief Summary
This course looks at the changes in the economy since 1968, focusing on credit, liquidity, and how government actions affect financial markets. It's all about understanding the weak spots in the economy and what this means for the future of asset prices.
Key Points
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Shift to fiat money in 1968 changed the economic landscape.
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Credit growth is essential for economic growth.
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Liquidity trends influence asset prices.
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Government policy plays a crucial role in managing credit and liquidity.
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The impact of Quantitative Easing on the economy.
Learning Outcomes
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Understand the fundamental weaknesses in the U.S. economy.
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Analyze the role of credit growth in economic development.
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Explore the concept of liquidity and its effects on asset pricing.
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Gain insights into the implications of Quantitative Easing.
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Anticipate how government policies may impact financial markets.
About This Course
Analyzing Trends In Credit, Liquidity And Asset Prices
MACRO WATCH
The nature of our economic system changed in 1968 when the United States stopped backing dollars with gold.
In this new age of fiat money, credit growth drives economic growth, liquidity determines the direction of asset prices and the government controls both through aggressive policy intervention.
Macro Watch analyzes trends in credit growth, liquidity and government policy with the goal of anticipating economic developments and their impact on the financial markets.
Richard Duncan, the course instructor, intends to publish four issues of Macro Watch a year. Each issue will contain original analysis pertaining to economic and financial developments as they unfold. Each issue will be sold separately.
Macro Watch Fourth Quarter 2013 is this first in this series. It is comprised of five lectures and is over one hour in length.
Lecture One considers the sources of the fundamental weakness in the US economy that have made Quantitative Easing necessary.
Lecture Two explains why credit growth is likely to remain too weak to drive economic growth over the next few years.
Lecture Three introduces the concept of Liquidity and looks at the impact that foreign-generated liquidity has on asset prices in the United States.
Lecture Four addresses Quantitative Easing, the second major source of Liquidity, and uses scenario analysis to estimate how much QE will be required in 2014 and 2015 to make the economy grow.
Lecture Five discusses the prospects for asset prices in light of the analysis presented in the preceding lectures.
In this course, you will learn why the economy is fundamentally weak and how the government is attempting to manage the economy through credit growth and liquidity creation.
You will also gain insights on how government policy may impact the financial markets during the months and years ahead.
Fernando A.
Very well explained, turning complex things into simple things.
I recommend, worths the money and the time.