Introduction
You have now been introduced to the monetary system and FED’s policy tools in this chapter. Consider the impact of FED’s policy tools in this discussion activity.
Instructions
In this discussion, you will reflect on the Federal Reserve and actions taken by the Federal Reserve how they impact your life.
What is the Federal Reserve and what does it do?
Briefly explain two monetary policy tools that the Federal Reserve still uses to stimulate the economy after the Great Recession ( Housing crises of 2008-2009).
How do the decisions taken by the Federal Reserve affect businesses? Detail one example.
Reflect on how the decisions taken by the Federal Reserve affect your life. Detail one example.
- RESPONSES:
- Respond to two peers that have selected a different business and real life example than yours and address the following:
- Did your peer correctly identify the impact of Fed’s decision on the business? Explain why or why not?
- Did you peer correctly identify the impact of Fed’s decision on his/her life? Explain why or why not?
Directions
Post your response to the discussion and then read your classmates’ posts. Post a response to at least two of your classmates’ posts. The initial post should be no less than 150 words and no more than 300 words. Your reply post should be no less than 75 words.
Discussions need to be professional. Please make proper use of capitalization and punctuation and make sure that there are no misspellings, incomplete sentences, or other grammatical errors.
- The basic criterion for a discussion post to be considered effective is that your message is original and intelligible. You must communicate concisely and clearly.
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