Economic Analysis the Federal Reserve Amy Camp GOVT 200-D17 December 08‚ 2014 The Federal Reserve is the central banking system of the United States. It was created in December 1913. The Reserve is government licensed and privately owned; also it is not accountable to anyone. It was created by Congress and signed in by President Woodrow Wilson. The U. S. Congress established three key objectives: Maximum employment‚ stable prices‚ and moderate long-term interest rates. Today its duties have expanded
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Effects of Raising Interest Rates If a central bank increases the base rate‚ this tends to increase all major interest rates in the economy. This means interest rates for both savers and borrowers will increase. Higher interest rates will have various economic effects: 1. Increases the cost of borrowing. Interest payments on credit cards and loans will be more expensive. Therefore this discourages people from borrowing and saving. People who already have loans will have less disposable income
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The Federal Reserve System has four main objectives that it wishes to provide for the economy. These objectives‚ which are in no particular order of importance‚ are to conduct the nation’s monetary policy‚ supervise and regulate banks as well as other important financial institutions‚ maintain the safety of the financial system from risk‚ and oversee the nation’s payment systems. These goals include the Fed’s process of fiscal policy as well‚ which is government taxation and spending on public works
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“When prices are volatile it is in the best interests of both consumers and producers for governments to control and moderate that volatility.” Examine and illustrate why the prices of some goods are more volatile than the prices of others. (10) Given their role in resource allocation‚ is it best for the government to accept whatever volatility of prices may occur in a free market? “Monopolistic competition is the worst of all possible worlds‚ failing to achieve either the pricing efficiency
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WHAT DO WE MEAN BY MONEY SUPPLY[ few definitions] * In economics‚ the money supply or money stock‚ is the total amount of money available in an economy at a specific time.[1] There are several ways to define "money‚" but standard measures usually include currency in circulation and demand deposits (depositors’ easily accessed assets on the books of financial institutions).[2][3] Money supply data are recorded and published‚ usually by the government or the central bank of the country. Public
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Stable Money Makers - Alpaca Business Betty Parks‚ a 49 year old building code auditor‚ became frustrated as she watched her retirement investment in a 401K move in the wrong direction. Specifically‚ Betty lost approximately 50% of her investment in the 401K‚ she had planned to use for retirement. After three years of research‚ Betty decided to make an unconventional investment of $56‚000 in tangible assets‚ the Alpacas. Fortunately for her‚ she had two new alpaca babies at the end of the first
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The Interest Rate Essentially‚ interest is nothing more than the cost someone pays for the use of someone else’s money. The interest rate that applies to investors is the Federal Reserve’s federal funds rate. This is the cost that banks are charged for borrowing money from Federal Reserve banks. Why is this number so important? It is the way the Federal Reserve (the "Fed") attempts to control inflation. Inflation is caused by too much money chasing too few goods (or too much demand for too little
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Name: Umer Faiz Siddiqui Class: BBA-IV DHA Suffa University Question 1: Write a note on The Federal Reserve System. The Federal Reserve System (also known as the Federal Reserve‚ and informally as the Fed)‚ is the central banking system of the United States. It was created on December 23‚ 1913‚ with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act. Over time‚ the roles and responsibilities of the Federal Reserve System have expanded‚ and its structure has evolved. Events such as the Great Depression were
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Inflation is what really influences the changes of Official interest rates. The RBA generally likes to keep inflation between the 2-3% mark‚ however‚ this may change as a result of international pressures. Generally‚ if inflation is seen to be increasing at a rate that is disproportionate to the health of the economy - or basically growing faster than it can sustain - then official rates may be raised to in order to reduce consumer spending and slow down the economy. Alternatively‚ if inflation
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measures that can be used to regulate money supply. Money supply is the entire stock of currency and other liquid instruments in a country’s economy as of a particular time. The money supply can include cash‚ coins and balances held in checking and savings accounts. Economists analyze the money supply and develop policies revolving around it through controlling interest rates and increasing or decreasing the amount of money flowing in the economy. Money supply data is collected‚ recorded and published
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