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):

Finance--Law and legislation.

Finance.

Fiscal policy.

Monetary policy.

Planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2014

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 disclosure, Federal Reserve mandate and proposals for a single mandate of price stability, and regulatory responsibilities

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 12-RL-30354s in the 2012 issue

Notes:

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2014-GVF-0260

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