Current Events in Macroeconomics - Monetary Policy

Macroeconomics is much more than just what you read in a textbook. It is what happens every day, the sum of everything that affects the well-being of all. In fact, macroeconomics affects everyone throughout the country and the world.

Choose one of the two options below and pay particular attention to any discussion relating to the macroeconomics concepts addressed in the current unit. After listening or reading, answer the following questions:

: Magazine or Newspaper Article

Using a magazine or newspaper that publishes economic-related content. Select a current article related to at least one of the macroeconomics concepts addressed in the current unit.

Examples of magazines and newspapers publishing economic-related content include:

• The Economist
• Harvard Business Review
• New York Times
• Wall Street Journal

• Summarize your chosen podcast or article.
• Identify at least three things from the podcast or article that you believe are relevant to current macroeconomic policy.

1. What important new things did you learn?
2. Did the topics discussed in the article or podcast relate to your personal experience in any way? If so, how? If not, how do you believe it could?
3. How does this new knowledge relate to macroeconomic monetary policy tools of the Federal Reserve that are being explored in this unit and how they impact the entire economy?
4. Based on what you learned, what action(s), if any, do you think the government, or society, should take?