Given the latest data on the state of the U.S. economy, the Fed signals the next increase in the target for the federal funds. The increase won’t happen until the Fed’s meeting in December of 2016. Explain the following • What open market operations the Fed would have to take to achieve the stated desired change in the federal funds rate? • What will happen to bonds prices and interest rates associated with these bonds? • Is the Fed making the policy more expansionary or contractionary? Explain why?

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