1. The? (FOMC) Federal Open Market Committee
A. determines the target federal funds rate and the direction of open market operation policies.
B. includes the Board of Governors and the presidents of the 12 Federal Reserve regional banks? (though not all are voting? members).
C. makes decisions that are voted on by all 7 members of the Board of Governors but only 5 of the 12 regional bank presidents.
D. All of the above. E. A and B only.
2. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is always a voting member of the FOMC because
A. it is the largest of the Federal Reserve districts.
B. it has the most political affiliations of the Federal Reserve districts.
C. it carries out the policy directives of the FOMC
D. it always has an employee as a member of the Board of Governors.