Today, there are four main roles that often fall within the workings of the Federal Reserve (The Federal Reserve Board, chapter 1). ... In terms of the general structure and makeup of the Federal Reserve, it is composed of a Board of Directors that are located in Washington DC, along with twelve regional Federal Reserve banks that tend to oversee the banks that fall under their respective region al jurisdiction. ... At the same time, the Federal Reserve also ensures that it is able to keep in check the open market operations and it achieves this inherent goal through the Federal Open Market C...

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Though a "solid recovery in the US economy" is evident, Federal Reserve officials are saying that any rise in interest rates in the United States are more than likely to be off in some way. Members of the Federal Reserve as well as the President of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve have made various comments, stating that "any policy adjustment need not take place in the near future", and saying that the current low rate environment would extend well beyond the spring. ... The article points that the comments that are being made by Federal Officials all suggest that the strategy of the central ...

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