Khan Academy
Banking 13: Open Market Operations
Posing a central question about how the economy can increase or decrease its money supply (5:00), Sal launches into a discussion about an expanding, or "elastic" money supply that can change along with its economy. Viewers will finally...
Khan Academy
Banking 14: Fed Funds Rate
With bright, simple diagrams, Sal explains the role of the Federal Reserve in determining lending rates between banks. He also discusses open market operations and the way the Fed connects to Congress and the U.S. Government.
Khan Academy
Banking 16: Why Target Rates vs. Money Supply
Using dual diagrams and workspaces, Sal provides a thorough explanation of target rates and the money supply. Your class will appreciate his anecdotal approach to explaining how interest rates are set and how they affect potential...
Federal Reserve Bank
The Fed's Role in Making and Setting Monetary Policy: Part 2
How does the Federal Open Market Committee work to formulate the nation's monetary policy in the United States? As the second segment of a instructional activity on the role of the Fed in setting monetary policy, class members will learn...
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia: The Federal Reserve and You: Open Market
What is the Fed's main instrument in monetary policy? This video clip details open market operations as that primary instrument.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Banking and Money: Banking 13: Open Market Operations
Video lecture explores the tools of the Central Bank to increase the money supply. [12:28]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Federal Reserve: Open Market Operations and Quantitative Easing
An overview of the differences between traditional open market operations and quantitative easing. [3:10]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Federal Reserve (Central Banks): Fed Open Market Operations
Explains how open market operations work for the Fed (Federal Reserve). [4:37]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Open Market Operations and Quantitative Easing Overview
This video [3:10] explains the basic difference between traditional open market operations and quantitative easing.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fed Open Market Operations
Sal Khan explains the Federal Reserve's open market operations. [4:36]