The Federal Reserve System

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This paper discusses the Federal Reserve System and looks at how it plays a multi-faceted, predominant role in the monetary policy affecting the American economy, while highlighting that the system is an interactive organization involving the man of the street. The author also offers his positive opinion on the workings of the Federal Reserve Bank and the importance of its influential chairman.

Outline
Introduction and Thesis
Chairmanship importance and policy sources
Open Market Operations
The Discount Rate
Reserve Requirements
Margin Requirements
Foreign Exchange Operations
Using the Federal Reserve as a Retirement Tool
Investment Considerations
Indexing Issues
Conclusions
Bibliography

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"An important function of the Federal Reserve System is to ensure that the economy has enough currency and coin to meet the public's demand. Currency and coin are put into or retired from circulation by the Federal Reserve Banks, which use depository institutions as the channel of distribution. When banks and other depository institutions need too replenish their supply of currency and coin for example, when the public's need for cash increases around holiday shopping periods. The depository institutions order the cash from the Federal Reserve Bank or Branch in their area, and the face value of that cash is charged to their accounts at the Federal Reserve. When the public's need for currency and coin declines depository institutions return excess cash to a Federal Reserve Bank, which in turn credits their accounts."

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