Data Analytics and Competitive Advantage

Please find an article that describes a monetary policy action taken by the FED (you can go back to March/April for this). Please explain what was done, the economic conditions the article indicates that triggered this action, how that action should affect the economy, and lastly any issues that may limit or dampen its overall effectiveness.

 

Provide an example in which real-time data can be used as a competitive advantage for corporations. Why do you feel this real-time data is an advantage? How long can the advantage last?