What Is The Fed Doing?

Posted by admin on February 10, 2010 under Central Bank | Be the First to Comment

What is Fed doing,Please see below:

conducting the nation’s monetary policy by influencing money and credit conditions in the economy in pursuit of full employment and stable prices
supervising and regulating banking institutions to ensure the safety and soundness of the nation’s banking and financial system and to protect the credit rights of consumers
maintaining the stability of the financial system and containing systemic risk that may arise in financial markets
providing certain financial services to the U.S. government, to the public, to financial institutions, and to foreign official institutions, including playing a major role in operating the nation’s payments systems

For an overview of the Federal Reserve and its responsibilities, see The Federal Reserve System:

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