CLO Descriptions Topics Calculation YTM, duration, return and risk CLO 1.2 Calculate interest rates and Show how interest rates are determined and forecast interest rates CLO 2.1 Present operations of various financial institutions Forecast interest rate using bond market model, money market model, and structure of interest rate Operations and management of bank (reserves, credit risk and interest rate risk management), finance companies, insurance company, investment bank, investment funds (ETFs) Present differences in operations among institutions CLO3.1 CLO 3.2 Calculate the money supply using simple and complete model and forecast the behavior of the money supply Money supply process: simple and complete models Present the functions of the central bank and relate tolls, strategies and the transmission of monetary policy to current Fed and central banks activities. Present Goals and Tools of monetary policy Use T-account to illustrate money creation process Calculate money supply and money multiplier Applications: money supply and crisis Market for bank reserves: forecast Fed rate Tactics and Taylor rule Strategy: inflation targeting and “Just do it” approach Forecast Fed action Present monetary transmission channel