Items Required for Submission 1. A 5 – 7 page paper, on recent actions or statem

Items Required for Submission
1. A 5 – 7 page paper, on recent actions or statements of the US Federal Reserve board over the last 6 months that relate to any two of the macroeconomic factors noted in Step One.
Step ONE: Preparation
Review the objectives and topics within the competency to gain a clear understanding of these macroeconomic concepts. For this Final Assessment, you will write a paper on recent actions of the US Federal Reserve board over the last 6 months that relate to any two of the following macroeconomic factors:
● Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
● Inflation
● Price Indexes
● Unemployment
● Aggregate Supply
● Aggregate Demand
● Wage and Price Stickiness
● Investment-Savings Curve
● Liquidity Preference-Money Supply Curve
● Keynesian Cross Diagrams
● Business Cycles
● Monetary Policy
● Fiscal Policy
To prepare for writing this paper, you will want to research current events related to the US Federal Reserve Board, as well as the two macroeconomic factors that you have decided to select.
Step TWO: Write the Paper
Write a 5 -7 page paper (not including the title page and reference page) in the most current APA format and includes the following components:
Title Page in APA format Content (5 – 7 pages)
● Introduction
○ Identify the two macroeconomic factors from the topics above that will be addressed within your paper.
○ Provide a brief descriiption of a current event (within the last 6 months) related to actions taken or statements made by the US Federal Reserve Board.
○ Make a connection between the current event and the macroeconomic concepts you will discuss in the paper.
○ Clearly highlight the purpose of the paper and some of the components you will assess.
● Critical Analysis
○ Explain the current event that your paper is focused around related to the US Federal Reserve Board action or statement.
○ Consider how this event has an impact in the short and long term.
○ Discuss any criticisms of the actions or statements you described.
○ Utilize key terms and concepts that you learned within the competency to support your
key points.
○ Provide a deep explanation of the macroeconomic concepts you selected using
competency content and external sources.
● Visualization
○ Include any type of a visual in the body of your paper to further illustrate the current event or macroeconomic concept you are addressing. Examples could include: a graph, chart, table, model, infographic, etc.
○ Explain the connection that this visual provides with the content being discussed within the paper.
● Recommendations
○ Based on all of the items previously discussed, what are your recommendations?
○ How should the US Federal Reserve board proceed considering impacts to different sectors?
○ What outcomes could you see emerging if your recommendation is followed?
● Conclusion
○ Provide a clear and concise recap of the key aspects of your paper.
○ Make connections between your critical analysis and recommendations from the
reflection section.
○ Avoid introducing new concepts in the conclusion of the paper.
References
● Support your analysis with a minimum of five scholarly references, which can include journals,
periodicals, government websites, and case studies, as well as industry-specific journals, reports, papers, and newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Market Watch, CNBC, or others.