Task: Interpreting Macroeconomic Conditions
Question: Analyze several indicators of the macroeconomic conditions in an economy, such as interest rates, income, and other indicators such as CPI, inventory levels, wage rates, consumer confidence, etc. You may chose from these indicators:
Economic growth
Unemployment
Inflation
Federal budget
Federal government spending
Federal government taxation
National debt
Fiscal policy
Social security
Interest rates
Banking
Monetary policy
Stock Market
Exchange rates
Foreign economic issues
Analyze these indicators and explain the expected short term impact on two firms picked from the following list, in terms of product sales and operating costs. My Picks in bold.
- Banking
- Manufacturing
- Retail
- Automobile (Ford Motor Company)
- Education
- Housing
- Steel
- Technology (Apple)
- Healthcare
- Financial
- Printing
- Telecommunications
- Software Industry