Monetary Measures, Economic Output and Corporate Profits (US)
This course is suitable for traders, finance professionals, and importers/exporters aiming to build a strategic, evidence-based approach to currency markets.
- Money Supply (M2)
- The Yield Curve
- Corporate Earnings
- Gross Domestic Product
Business and Consumer Activity and Confidence (US)
Measuring the activity and the sentiments of consumers and businesses is integral for investors. Consumer and business strength and sentiment are important coincident and leading indicators of economic activity that correlate strongly with corporate earnings and revenue growth. The well-being of economies and markets directly depends on the actions and feelings of consumers and businesses. This course covers indicators that provide insight into economic activity and confidence like confidence, sales, incomes, production, and more.
- Purchasing Managers’ Index for Manufacturing
- Consumer Price Index
- Industrial Production
- Personal Income and Outlays
- Consumer Confidence
- Retail Sales
Construction and Real Estate (US)
Investors carefully watch real estate indicators, because the sector is labor intensive, interest rate sensitive and it requires significant capital and the coordination of many moving parts of the economy. The health of the many contributors to the real estate sector is likely a reflection of overall economic health. In this course, we'll explore many different indicators that track the real estate market and its many different aspects such as mortgage rate, mortgage applications, spending, prices, shovels in the ground, permitting and more.
- Housing Permits
- Housing Starts
- Housing Completions
- Construction Spending
- Home Price Index
- Existing Home Sales
- Mortgage Applications
- Mortgage Delinquencies
Basic Economics
Our primer on economics will help you understand the theory and principles behind the workings of an economy. Microeconomics addresses issues such as how prices are set and market places are organized. The topic also addresses the forces of supply and demand at the heart of an understanding of economics. Macroeconomics brings together the component pieces that help shape the output of an economy and that cause an economy to thrive.
- Introduction to Macroeconomics
- Market Structure
- Opportunity Cost
- Theory of Production
- Theory of Consumer Demand
Employment and the Labor Market (US)
Labor market indicators are important for investors because they're helpful in determining the incomes of consumers and corporations' hiring appetites. Labor market strength drives consumer spending, productivity, and business investment, signaling potential levels of corporate revenue and earnings growth. The robustness of an economy is closely linked to its labor markets, the ease or difficulty in attaining work and the number of people working in it. This course explores a variety of labor market indicators that shed light on the composition of human work like participation, unemployment, employment and wages.
- Labor Force Participation
- Payroll Employment
- Unemployment Claims
- Unemployment Rate
- Average Hourly Workweek
- Average Hourly Earnings
Economic Indicators (Canada)
A wide variety of economic indicators are used to measure everything from job growth to construction activity, retail activity and much more. Key economic indicators have a direct impact on the markets. The information economic indicators provide can help investors make informed decisions about their investments. Some indicators include building permits, purchasing managers’ index for manufacturing and employment.
- Building Permits - Canada
- Consumer Price Index - Canada
- Manufacturing-PMI - Canada
- Employment - Canada
- Unemployment Rate - Canada
- Retail Trade - Canada
Economic Indicators (European Union)
A wide variety of economic indicators are used to measure everything from economic growth to changes in prices to unemployment and much more. Key economic indicators have a direct impact on the markets. The information economic indicators provide can help investors make informed decisions about their investments. Some indicators include Gross Domestic Product, Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices, Retail Trade, Unemployment Rate, etc.
- Euro Money Supply (M3)
- European Union - Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices
- European Union - Building Permits
- European Union - Retail Trade
- European Union - Unemployment Rate
- European Union - Employment
- European Union - Gross Domestic Product
- European Union - Manufacturing-PMI
- European Union - Economic Sentiment
- European Union - Industrial Production
Economic Indicators (United Kingdom)
A wide variety of UK economic indicators are used to measure everything from economic growth to changes in prices to unemployment and much more. Key economic indicators have a direct impact on the markets. The information economic indicators provide can help investors make informed decisions about their investments. Some indicators include Consumer and Business Confidence, Housing Starts, Retail Sales, etc.
- Retail Trade - Australia
- Gross Domestic Product - Australia
- Consumer Price Index - Australia
- Unemployment Rate - Australia
- Consumer Sentiment - Australia
- Employment - Australia