The Federal Reserve and You: Monetary Policy During Turbulent Times

With an actual balance sheet from the Federal Reserve (from 2007, before all of the "banking silliness" began to happen), Sal walks viewers through the assets, liabilities, and equity of the Fed. Pupils will be pleased to see how the...

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.

Explore how the Fed adjusts their monetary policy to encourage a healthy economy in this video! Understand how this monetary policy dictates the money banks have to lend. Also understand how the monetary policy effects interest rates....

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]

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.

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.

Utilize this brief video to understand the role of monetary policy from the Federal Reserve.

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

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