assignment

assignment 5

One of the key monetary policy tools used by the US Federal Reserve is the open market operations. Do your own research and collect data regarding the Fed activity for the last three years (2015-2017).

Write a minimum of  three page analysis of the FED open market operations with an eye on its impact on the Federal Funds Rate and other interest rates (credit cards...etc).

The best starting point is the US Federal Reserve  website. 

Hint: Start reading the Monetary Policy Reports at the following link (https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/mpr_default.htm).

other potential source links

https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/monetary20171101a1.htm

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/05/fed-set-to-unwind-balance-sheet-this-year.html