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Coursework Assignment 1 – Macro Data, Politics and Trade Balances Qualification Name: Level 5 Diploma in Applied Financial Trading Module: Concepts of Financial Trading Learning Outcome: Understand the importance of market analysis of a wide variety of sources Weighting: 10% Word Count: 1,200-1,500 (excluding references) Coursework Assignment: • Write a report which answers the following questions. • Make sure to include a References section at the end of your paper which cites each and every source of information used in your answers. • Your task is to provide evidence that you have fulfilled the Assessment Criteria for each 1. Macroeconomic Data a. Explain how the release of macroeconomic news affects financial markets b. Give an example of market prices being significantly affected by a recent macroeconomic data announcement. Illustrate your answer with an historical price chart, labelled to show when the announcement occurred. Assessment Criteria Covered in Q1: • Explain how macroeconomic data releases affect market prices 2. Political Events a. Investigate how political speeches and other political events impact financial markets b. Provide an example to illustrate your argument, together with an historical price chart Assessment Criteria Covered in Q1: • Investigate how political events impact financial markets to show the short, medium and/or long term effects on market prices. 3. Global Economic Cycles a. Evaluate the impact of medium and long term global economic cycles on asset prices b. Provide one example of a financial asset that has been directly affected by a country’s economic cycle, together with an historical price chart to show the effects on market prices. Assessment Criteria Covered in Q1: • Analyse the impact of medium and long term global economic cycles on asset prices Page 1 of 2 4. International Trade Balances a. Investigate how international trade imbalances cause financial markets to move b. Provide examples of one country which runs a trade surplus and another country which c. Explain how trade surpluses and deficits are created and the effect this has on financial Assessment Criteria Covered in Q1: • Investigate how international trade imbalances cause financial markets to move runs a trade deficit markets and/or currencies in the relevant countries Reference Sources for Coursework Task • Lecture handouts and reference manuals • Other online sources