FORECAST OF ECONOMIC TRENDS AND TREASURY YIELD CURVES

Forecast of Economic Trends and Interest Rates

You will need to check global and domestic economies trends. The decision what type of securities to buy or to sell depends on global and domestic economies trends because the economic situation of the country is a main factor of profitability.

A good understanding of the industry and macroeconomic situation is also useful for explaining the past performance and creating a reliable forecast of future sales and profits. You will be using your findings in all parts of this written assignment.

Select at least three news articles that discuss U.S. short-term and long-term economies trends. Specifically, you will need:

• the forecast of economic growth and

• data-driven the short-term and long-term forecast of interest rates.

At least one news article should be dated within the past month.

The articles should be from an on-line newspaper or magazine, or government website. Materials posted on educational websites, like www.thebalance.com and www.khanacademy.org are not considered news articles even if they are recent and relevant.
Your specific assignment is as follows:
• Compare and contrast the opinions of the authors of the articles regarding the forecast of economic trends.
• Compare and contrast the opinions of the authors of the articles regarding the forecast of short-term and long-term interest rates.
• Then, summarize key points of the articles in one or two pages.
• For the comparison sections, present the key information, data, and statistics to support your conclusions.
• Write in your own words with brief quotations from the article(s). For all quotations, statistics, and other information attributable to a specific source, include in-text citations and references formatted in accordance with the current edition of the APA style manual.