Explain what is monetary policy, who is in charge of it, what tools are used to implement it. What kind of monetary policy has the Fed been conducting recently, and why? Explain briefly how this policy is aimed to affect inflation, employment and aggregate demand. For best results, you may want to look up recent FOMC announcements.
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Monetary policy involves changes in money supply to achieve macroeconomic stability. It aim is to I flyrnce investment, employment, prices and growth rate
Gthe main tools are bank rare, open market operations and required reserve ratio
Recently fed has been using contractionary monetary policy. This will decrease inflation but reduce AD and employment
Explain what is monetary policy, who is in charge of it, what tools are used to implement it. What kind of monetary poli...
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