Assignment: Federal Reserve
Length: 3 to 4 pages.
The Federal Reserve (Fed) exerts considerable control over the money supply. In your paper:
a. Identify the tools the Fed uses to control the money supply (traditionally there have been 3 tools but see this article for a discussion of a new, fourth tool).
b. Discuss how those tools can be used to control the money supply.
c. Identify the tool the Fed uses most often and explain why the Fed seldom uses the other two.
d. Discuss the most recent actions by the Fed.
e. Evaluate those actions in terms of how they might affect your career decisions. For example, would the Fed actions make it better or worse to seek a bomb change or to leave the workforce and return to school, etc).
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.