On September 18, 2013, the Federal Reserve was to have decided whether it would begin to reduce the eighty-five billion dollar per month bond purchasing program known as quantitative easing(QE) that it uses to support the economy(TheEconomist). ... The Federal Reserve's large-scale purchases of Treasury securities may provide a moderate boost to economic growth and inflation, but it appears the U.S. markets are only up because of this stimulus, as if they were high on steroids. ... Following this rule, the Federal Reserve records each QE transaction as an asset and a liability, which by...

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While the economic outlook may be bleak for some, the Federal Reserve sees a brighter picture toward our economy's long-term growth. ... The Federal Reserve has and always will be concerned with such things as inflation and the possibilities of recession, but realizing the great impact that consumer confidence has recently had on our economy, the FOMC has currently focused in on this situation's various causes and effects as one of it's main concerns. ... The possible restructuring of the Federal Reserve's discount window facility deals with the proposal of two new discount...

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Slow and Steady: The Road to Recovery Osama Bin Laden impacted America's perception forever and has influenced the United States" economy in many ways. After one terrible day in mid September, America's future was changed and our economy was altered. Though some speculate that Osama Bin Laden's...

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The economic recovery plan was brought to a halt late 2012 by the federal government when cuts in military spending and other factors overwhelmed the Federal Reserve's expanded campaign to stimulate growth (Appelbaum and Schwartz, 2013). Beginning March 1, 2013, significant federal spending cuts were put in place, increasing the amount of payroll taxes paid by most Americans, with the expiration of a temporary cut in early January 2013 (Appelbaum and Schwartz, 2013). ... This past summer, however, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke tripled the size of the money supply in his policy ...

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Economic Growth refers to the expansion of a countries productive possibilities. Economic growth is measured by changes in real GDP. The level of increasing economic growth will determine, to a large extent, people's incomes and living standards in a country. Macroeconomic theory which involves the ...

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Effects of unemployment are not only economic but also social, Federal Reserve Governor Mishkin summarizes in a (reference 3 2007 speech, high unemployment) "is associated with human misery, including lower living standards and increases in poverty as well as social pathologies such as loss of self-esteem, a higher incidence of divorce, increased rates of violent crime, and even suicide....

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