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Prepare a 700-1,050-word paper on the U.S. Federal Reserve monetary policy. Be sure to address the following points in your paper:
1) Characterize the state of the economy.
2) Is the Federal Reserve more concerned about high inflation or the possibility of a recession? Or, is the Federal Reserve more concerned about other issues? If so, what are they?
3) What is the stated direction of recent monetary policy? What policy actions have the Federal Reserve taken recently to confirm that direction?
b. To answer these questions, go to the Federal Reserve Web site at: http//www.federalreserve.gov. Locate the section for
Testimony and Speeches, and the section for Monetary Policy Report to the Congress. Read the most recent report.
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Prepare a 700-1,050-word paper on the U.S. Federal Reserve monetary policy. Be sure to address the following points in your paper:
1) Characterize the state of the economy.
The current state of the economy is that the credit crisis has shaken the US economy. Presently there is a reduction in of lending and in some cases there is a stoppage of lending. There are increasing fears of recession. The current borrowers are not transparent about their collaterals, and debt obligations. The Federal Reserve has made dire to bank capital injections but this money is not being used for lending to borrowers.
According to the US Commerce Department the GDP increased by 0.9% in the first quarter in 2008, in the second quarter it increased by 2.8% and in the third quarter it declined by 0.3%, some other estimates place the decline at 1.5% and in the fourth quarter the decline is estimated to be 2.75%. In the third quarter of 2008 for which figures are available the industrial production fell by 6%.. The retail sales in Oct 2008 were declining fro instance Target Corporation had sales growth of -4.8, the Newman Marcus Group had a fall of -26.8% but Wal-Mart Stores had a positive growth of 2.4%.
During the year 2008 the personal income increased by 0.2%, disposable personal income increased also by 0.2 % in September, but the personal consumption expenditure decreased by 0.3%. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics ...
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