Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve : Current Policy and Conditions.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Government Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Monetary policy.

Finance--Law and legislation.

Finance.

Fiscal policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (18 pages, digital, PDF file)

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2011.

System Details:

System requirements: PDF reader software.

text file

Summary:

Reviews Federal Reserve role in monetary policy and in ensuring financial stability through the lender of last resort function. Provides comparison of monetary and fiscal policy, and of short run and long run monetary policy. Covers recent and current posture of monetary policy, Congressional oversight and the near-term goals of monetary policy, and Federal Reserve mandate and its independence.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Jan. 2013). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Government Division. Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve

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