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What is the Federal Reserve (Fed) all about? Which Federal Reserve District Bank is closest to you?

Who is the current Chairman of the Fed? Should the Fed remain independent from political authority or should the President and Congress have a say in their operations?

Why? Why not? What is FOMC? What is the current Federal Funds Rate? How does the Fed implement monetary policy to manage the economy?

At the last meeting of the FOMC, what was done to the federal funds rate--increased, decreased, or no change from previous meeting? Given the current state of the U.S. economy, should the Fed be using expansionary monetary policy or contractionary monetary policy? Why? Why Not?

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