ASSIGNMENT 1

BLOOMBERG ASSIGNMENT – FINA 385

Name:
Date:
Section:

Part 1: News Search

1- Write NSE then press in order to conduct a news search.
2- Type ‘Ben S Bernanke’ in the search box
3- Select Bloomberg Only from the sources menu
4- Write the date and titles of the top three hits

Date Title
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5- Find the companies with the highest total readership under the news ranking function (NRR). Write the top 5 companies below.

Highest Total Readership - Company Name
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Part 2: Economics Search

1- Find the World Economic Calendar for Canada
2- Type WECO to find the economic statistics releases.
3- Present the most recent statistics below [indicate the date]

Date Event Period Survey Actual Prior Revised Unemployment Rate Building Permits MoM Ivey Purchasing Managers Index Housing Starts New Housing Price Index MoM

4- Type WB for World Bond Markets and fill in the table blow:
Country 2Y-Yield 5Y-Yield 10Y-Yield 30Y-Yield
United States
Canada
Germany
Greece
Japan

5- Type ECFC then and choose a country other than the United States.
a. What are the Real GDP, Unemployment and CPI forecasts for 2014?

Country Chosen: Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Real GDP (yoy%)
Unemployment (%)
CPI (yoy%)

6- What is the 2014 expected exchange rate versus the USD?
Expected Exchange Rate:

Part 3: Broad Market Search

1- Find the 3 best performing and 3 worst performing primary indices in 2012 & 2013. In order to do this, type WEIS then . Modify “Ret Period” to IRR and change date to 2012. Do the same for 2013. Ensure the return period, region and currency is correct.

2012 Best Performing:
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2012 Worst Performing
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3)

2013 Best Performing:
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2013 Worst Performing
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3)

Part 4: Building a Portfolio

1- PRTU:
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