ECON 2246 Impact of News on Financial Markets

Name: Impact of News on Financial Markets
Rating: 3.53 (125 reviews)

The impact of news on financial markets is examined in this course. More specifically, this course studies how Central Banks and Financial Markets react to economic and financial news. Using tools of economics and finance, the impact of macroeconomic data releases, business and financial news, as well as domestic and global political news on the financial markets will be measured and evaluated in this course. It further examines how the markets, including bonds, equities, commodities and foreign exchange markets, react to the news.

Course overview

Department: Economics
School: MCAS
Credits: 3
Level: Undergraduate
Offered: Periodically

Catalog details

Prerequisites: ECON1101 or MCEC1101

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Requirements fulfilled

Economics B.A.: Economics elective options (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)

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Official evaluation summary

3.53 / 5

Based on 125 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Hossein Kazemi
Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 3.69/5

Sections

Section 01
Fall 2026 · Hossein Kazemi · O'Neill Library 257 TuTh 03:00PM-04:15PM · Offered