Reading the Economy: A Practical Guide to Key Indicators
Learn how GDP, inflation, unemployment, and other core indicators actually work — and what they tell you about where an economy is heading.
Structured seminars that go beyond surface-level definitions — each program gives you the analytical tools to read economic data with confidence.
Each seminar below covers a distinct aspect of economic analysis. Read the descriptions, check seat availability, and register for the one that fits your current focus.
Learn how GDP, inflation, unemployment, and other core indicators actually work — and what they tell you about where an economy is heading.
A focused study of how inflation is measured, reported, and misread — covering CPI, PCE, core inflation, and what each one actually tells policymakers.
A close look at how employment statistics are gathered, what the official unemployment rate misses, and how to read labour market reports with more nuance.
An intermediate program on leading, lagging, and coincident indicators — how economists use them to anticipate turning points in the business cycle.
Reading economic data takes practice. These figures reflect patterns we observe across participants who engage consistently with the material over a full seminar cycle.
Progress is gradual and depends on how much time you put in. The numbers below are honest averages, not promises.
Before committing time and money to a seminar, it makes sense to have clear answers. These are the questions participants most often bring up before registering.
Most seminars work well if you have a basic familiarity with financial statements or macroeconomic concepts — the kind you'd pick up from an introductory economics course or a few months of reading financial news seriously. Each program page lists specific prerequisites so you can check fit before committing.
Recordings are made available to registered participants for a defined window after each live session. The exact access period varies by program — check the individual program page before registering if this matters to your schedule.
Seats are filled on a first-registered basis. The remaining seats counter on each card updates in real time. Once a program reaches capacity, a waitlist option becomes available on the program detail page.
Each seminar includes structured discussion segments where participants can raise questions and respond to case scenarios alongside peers. The format is designed to make peer exchange a genuine part of the learning process, not just an optional add-on.
Hazomeki seminars run as live online sessions with a fixed group size. The smaller cohort means the facilitator can actually respond to what participants bring to the room — not just deliver a slide deck.
Sessions are structured around real data releases — GDP figures, employment reports, inflation readings — so the analysis stays grounded in what's actually happening in the economy at the time you're studying it.