Capstone project RS 204

The capstone pulls the whole course together into one piece of work you could show an employer or a professor. Do it after the ten modules. You mark it yourself against the rubric below; it is one of the two requirements for the certificate, with the final exam.

The brief

Write a five-page macro outlook for Canada or the United States. Required:

1. a data table of the latest GDP growth, inflation (headline and core), unemployment, policy rate, 2-year and 10-year yields and the exchange rate, each with its value a year earlier and its source
2. an assessment of the output gap and the phase of the business cycle using at least six indicators
3. the central bank's current stance against a Taylor rule estimate
4. the fiscal position and debt dynamics
5. a base case and one alternative scenario for the next 12 months with rough probabilities
6. implications for stocks, bonds, cash and the currency under each scenario

Rubric

Score each criterion out of its weight, honestly. A total of 70% or more is a pass. If you score lower, revise the weakest part and mark it again.

Mark it complete