Assignment:
The Federal Open Market Committee meets several times each year. After they meet, they release a meeting statement.
Go to the Federal Open Market Committee website and review the most recent FOMC Meeting Statement. Write a 300 to 500 word paper outlining the key points from the meeting statement.
- List at least two interesting items you learned from the most recent statement.
- List at least two confusing items you would like to learn more about from the most recent statement.
If you are not able to gather two of each type of item from the most recent report, feel free to go back to recent prior months. Cite any of the reports you use on your references page.
Here is an example:
Federal Open Market Committee. (2017, March 15). Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement.