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Now that we all know that the Fed can (and does) lower the interest rate to boost economic growth and employment or it can raise it to fight inflation, let’s talk a little about the other, relatively new – power that the FED has at its disposal: money printing. A.k.a. Quantitative Easing (QE). The power […]

Here we are on to the third article of the “Federal Reserve System” series. In the previous articles, we talked about how the Federal Reserve System is formed and explained how it and the Government can collaborate to boost the economy and the employment level. We have also described the Federal Reserve System as the […]

In the first article of the “Federal Reserve System” series, we spoke about the different elements that compose the “Fed” and about the FOMC in particular. We have described the Fed’s mandate as “maximizing employment while protecting the Dollar and the American economy” and we’ve also briefly talked of the different ways it has to […]

If it affects the markets, it affects you and this surely does Given its importance and relevance, we have created a series of articles to explain the role of the Federal Reserve System within the US economy and how it affects the markets. In this first article we will discuss the FOMC (The Federal Open […]