Financial Markets & Institutions

Write a five to seven (5-7) page paper in" rel="nofollow">in which you: 1. Explore one (1) fin" rel="nofollow">inancial market and the types of transactions supported by it in" rel="nofollow">in the U.S. and global economies. Determin" rel="nofollow">ine how valuable these transactions are to the overall U.S. and the global economies. 2. Evaluate all the factors that affect in" rel="nofollow">interest rates to determin" rel="nofollow">ine the one that appears to impact in" rel="nofollow">interest rates the most in" rel="nofollow">in today’s economic climate. Support your answer with evidence and examples. 3. Analyze the ease or difficulty of forecastin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">interest rate changes. Assess the value the forecast provides. 4. Examin" rel="nofollow">ine why the Federal Reserve was created. Then construct an argument as to whether or not the Federal Reserve’s major roles are essential to the U.S. economy. 5. Choose a recent monetary policy (adopted durin" rel="nofollow">ing the past twelve (12) months). Analyze its current and future impact on the U.S. and global economies. 6. Imagin" rel="nofollow">ine you are a fin" rel="nofollow">inancial manager. Develop a strategy for the use of bond markets by either an in" rel="nofollow">investor or firm of your choice to meet a stated fin" rel="nofollow">inancial objective of your choice for that in" rel="nofollow">investor or firm. 7. Use at least four (4) quality academic resources in" rel="nofollow">in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not qualify as academic resources. Your assignment must follow these formattin" rel="nofollow">ing requirements: • Be typed, double spaced, usin" rel="nofollow">ing Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-in" rel="nofollow">inch margin" rel="nofollow">ins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional in" rel="nofollow">instructions. • Include a cover page contain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not in" rel="nofollow">included in" rel="nofollow">in the required assignment page length. The specific course learnin" rel="nofollow">ing outcomes associated with this assignment are: • Describe the various types of fin" rel="nofollow">inancial markets and the types of transactions supported by each market in" rel="nofollow">in the U.S. and globally. • Analyze the factors that affect in" rel="nofollow">interest rates and forecast in" rel="nofollow">interest rate changes. • Explain" rel="nofollow">in the operation of the Federal Reserve and describe how monetary policy is used in" rel="nofollow">in the U.S. and other countries to manage the economy. • Develop strategies for the use of bond markets by in" rel="nofollow">investors and firms to meet stated fin" rel="nofollow">inancial objectives. • Use technology and in" rel="nofollow">information resources to research issues in" rel="nofollow">in fin" rel="nofollow">inancial markets and in" rel="nofollow">institutions. • Write clearly and concisely about fin" rel="nofollow">inancial markets and in" rel="nofollow">institutions usin" rel="nofollow">ing proper writin" rel="nofollow">ing mechanics.