Monetary Policy

The Federal Reserve and monetary policy

How the money supply is affected by monetary policy.

How the Fed uses restrictive monetary policy.

The historical LIBOR interest rate chart shows that LIBOR rates usually are close to the Fed Funds rate - except during the bank credit crisis of 2008.

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.

A brief history of the gold standard. When the U.S. went off the gold standard, and why.

The Federal Reserve and monetary policy

Hyperinflation is caused when the money supply is expanded, usually to pay for a war, at the same time the supply of goods is reduced.

Who owns most of the U.S. national debt? Most of the news focuses on China's #1 position as the largest foreign holder of U.S. debt. The true answer is surprising...it's the U.S. government itself. How does that works, and what does it mean?

What was the Bretton Woods International Monetary System? How did it launch the U.S. dollar as the new world currency.

How expansive monetary policy and inflation targeting can prevent another depression. How contractionary monetary policy created the last depression.

The Federal Reserve must develop monetary policy to fight all different types of inflation. Find out what they are, from hyperinflation to stagflation, and how you can protect yourself.