ECN 601 Module 8 CLC: Federal Open Market Committee Presentation [14 slides Speaker Notes]

# ECN 601 Module 8 CLC: Federal Open Market Committee Presentation [14 slides Speaker Notes]

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ECN-601 Module 8 CLC: Federal Open Market Committee Presentation

Federal Open Market Committee Presentation

Learners are to research the current value and the expected future changes in the following economic indicators:

GDP and the rate of GDP growth

Measures of inflation and consumer prices

Level of money supply growth

Discount rate

Federal funds rate

Measures of employment and the unemployment rate

Investment spending by the private sector

Value of the dollar on foreign currency markets

Housing starts

Retail sales

Consumer confidence

S&P 500 Stock Index

Other variables you believe to be important

Assume your group represents the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and is making a case to the Senate Banking Committee regarding the future direction of monetary policy. Based on your research, develop a PowerPoint presentation (10-12 slides) that addresses each area below. Your discussion should be based on the economic data found above. The economic data required for this assignment can be found on the Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) website, which is maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis at

Be sure your presentation addresses the following:

1. Review the statistics above. Do not merely cite numbers and values, but identify trends, relationships between the variables, and the significance of each factor in enabling or hindering the Fed from meeting its twin policy goals of promoting full employment and minimizing inflation.

2. Identify and discuss expectations of changes in economic, financial, and international conditions in the near future.

3. From your analysis, identify the three most significant economic problems we currently confront. Also, identify the role monetary policy could play (if any) in resolving these problems.

4. Identify whether the Fed should continue its current pace of security purchases, and indicate what forward guidance the Fed should issue now and why? Be specific in answering the question. Forward guidance is the specific language the Fed uses to indicate the direction and extent of their future policy action.

whether the FOMC should rise, lower, or keep short-term interest rates (the federal funds rate) the same. Support your recommendations with your research findings.

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