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    Federal Reserve Functions

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    U.S. would be without the ability to control markets and interest rates. The central banks of the U.S. help our country control these situations and help protect consumers and financial institutions. But before we can talk about what the Federal Reserve does and its responsibilities, we first have to figure out how our country decided to bring a central bank into existence. When our country was first founded we did not have a central bank and continued to not have up until 1791. Before this most

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    Federal Reserve Autonomy

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    November 5, 2015 The Essential Role of the Federal Reserve The Federal Reserve was established as the Central bank of the United States in late 1913. Commonly referred to as “the Fed,” it is responsible for managing currency, money supply, and interest rates (Lecture, 10/6). While the bank is given much autonomy over its actions, it is not independent from the US government in that the legislature is responsible for allowing the Federal Reserve to act freely, and elected officials appoint central

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    goals of Progressivism: protecting social welfare, promoting moral improvement, fostering efficiency, and creating economic reform. President Woodrow Wilson, elected in 1912, made the most important change of the early 1900s; he passed the Federal Reserve Act. American citizens have been wary of a government-controlled banking system since the formation of the country. The people did not trust centralized government action, and they were largely agrarian people, knowing little about the banking industry

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    powerful monetary system, called the Federal Reserve (Investopedia). It involves one central agency and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks that are accountable for their designated areas in the United States (Investopedia). Its primary purpose was to establish a secure, malleable, and a solid financial system which was to prevent financial devastation during times of crisis (Investopedia). More specifically, prior to the creation of the Federal Reserve Bank, the United States had bouts of crisis

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    Federal Reserve Act was signed into law on December 23, 1913. Due to a series of financial panics around 1907, the Federal Reserve (also referred to as the “Fed”) was created by Congress to promote a stable banking system and an active economy. The Federal Reserves’ greatest client and biggest spender is the government of the United States. All proceeds from taxes generated and disbursements are managed through the account that the United States government has set up with the Federal Reserve. The

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    The Federal Reserve is a federal system enacted to help balance the monetary system of America. Overall, the system is meant to encourage economic growth. However, there are some flaws of the system that result in economic chaos, such as stealing and inflation. It’s vital to understand the biblical principles that are overstepped by the Federal Reserve to determine if it is a system that aids Christian practices. Thus, one can observe the important role that the system plays, but also the problems

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    Congress has handed over the responsibility for monetary to the Federal Reserve, also known as the Fed, but retains oversight responsibilities in order to ensure that the Federal Reserve adheres to the statutory mandate of stable prices, moderate long-term rates of interest, as well as, maximum employment (Labonte, 2014). The responsibilities of the Fed as the country’s central bank are classified into four: monetary policy, supervision of particular types of banks and financial institutions for

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    Federal Reserve The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is a calculation that provides insight into the current economy of our nation to allow individuals to understand the current and past year’s standings in the economy. The calculation of the GDP allows for the government to determine what adjustments are necessary to manage an effective status for the economy. Based upon the GDP the government can forecast any necessary changes that must be made to either the monetary policy or the fiscal policy.

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    The Federal Reserve System Why do a research paper on the Federal Reserve System? This is a question we went over in our heads while making a decision on the type of research paper to do, what we wanted to learn more about and why. Over the past few years we have realized the impact that the Federal Government has on our economy, yet we never knew enough about the subject to understand why. While taking this Economics course it has brought so many things to our attention, especially since we see

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    Market Liberalization… with Chinese Characteristics: Can the Chinese Yuan become a Global Reserve Currency? Jessica Davis Fort Hays State University ECFI 644 International Economics April 30, 2012 Dr. Dosse Toulaboe Abstract China’s economy is growing ever larger, but is that enough to get the Chinese Renminbi (more commonly known as Yuan) to be accepted as a global market currency? This paper will look into the liberalization, but with Chinese characteristics

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