The Federal Reserve and You: Monetary Policy During Turbulent Times

How does the Fed manipulate the money supply in the United States? After reading a comic book on monetary policy and answering guided questions, your class members will participate in an interactive online simulation in which they will...

This short video clip highlights the role the Federal Reserve plays in monetary policy and explains how the Fed strives toward price stability and the optimum employment opportunities.

Find out how monetary policy can utilize discount rate watching this brief video clip by the Federal Reserve.

What is the Fed's main instrument in monetary policy? This video clip details open market operations as that primary instrument.

A video highlighting the history behind the Federal Reserve's role in regulating financial institutions in the United States.

The Feds could make changes in reserve requirements to aid in the monetary policy. Uncover why they haven't used this approach for a long time viewing this short video.

The first vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Christine Cumming, describes how setting an effective monetary policy is both an art and a science. [1:03]

Understand how the interest rate paid on reserves held by financial institutions works as a monetary policy tool.

Find out the role the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) plays in the Fed monetary policy for the U.S. and understand why the FOMC is a target for the federal funds rate in this video presentation.

What makes a one hundred-dollar bill valuable? Here is an excellent, straight-forward animated video to help your learners grasp the concept of inflation and the purpose and policies of the Federal Reserve System.