Monetary Policy and Inflation
How monetary policy impacts the U.S. economy. The role of the Federal Reserve Board and the U.S. Treasury Department. The Fed's three key economic controls: the Fed funds rate, monetary supply and the use of credit. Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke. An explanation of inflation and deflation.
The Federal Reserve System
A description of the Federal Reserve System and how it works.
A description of the Federal Reserve System and how it works.
The Federal Funds Rate and How It Works
How the Federal Reserve uses the Fed Funds Rate to regulate the economy, and why stock market analysts watch it like a hawk.
How the Federal Reserve uses the Fed Funds Rate to regulate the economy, and why stock market analysts watch it like a hawk.
Current Federal Reserve Interest Rates
A primer on the Fed Funds Rate and description of the Fed's most recent actions.
A primer on the Fed Funds Rate and description of the Fed's most recent actions.
How the Fed Manages Inflation
A brief description of how the Fed has managed inflation in recent years.
A brief description of how the Fed has managed inflation in recent years.
Other Federal Reserve Tools and How They Work
A description of the other three important Federal Reserve tools, including reserve requirements, the discount window and the money supply.
A description of the other three important Federal Reserve tools, including reserve requirements, the discount window and the money supply.
Historical Fed Funds Rate
A profile of the historical Fed Funds Rate and how it affected the economy.
A profile of the historical Fed Funds Rate and how it affected the economy.
Greenspan and Bernanke on Inflation
How the current Fed Chair, Ben Bernanke, differs from the former Fed Chair, Alan Greenspan, in managing inflation.
How the current Fed Chair, Ben Bernanke, differs from the former Fed Chair, Alan Greenspan, in managing inflation.
History of the Gold Standard
A brief history of the gold standard. When the U.S. went off the gold standard, and why.
A brief history of the gold standard. When the U.S. went off the gold standard, and why.
How Would a Return to the Gold Standard Affect the U.S. Economy?
What the gold standard is, the history of the gold standard, and why a return to the gold standard would adversely affect the U.S. economy.
What the gold standard is, the history of the gold standard, and why a return to the gold standard would adversely affect the U.S. economy.
What Is Deflation?
A definition of deflation, and why it is not much of a concern right now.
A definition of deflation, and why it is not much of a concern right now.