Foreword

Understanding how monetary policy is formed and implemented is of considerable importance to economists, market participants, students and, indeed, the general public. This edition of U.S. Monetary Policy and Financial Markets seeks to advance that understanding by providing a detailed look at Federal Reserve policy procedures. The book benefits from the extensive knowledge and experience of author Ann-Marie Meulendyke, a recently retired officer who worked nearly twenty-six years in the open market and research areas of the Bank. Ms. Meulendyke prepared her first version of this book in 1989 and has now made significant revisions.

This updated edition reflects recent changes in the approach to monetary policy by the United States. It begins with a historical review of monetary policy priorities and a discussion of the U.S. banking system and financial markets?the institutions that form the setting for policy. It then provides a comprehensive account of the steps involved in choosing and mplementing monetary policy. The implications of policy decisions for the domestic and international economies are discussed in the closing chapters.

Designed to supplement monetary economics textbooks, U.S. Monetary Policy and Financial Markets will interest anyone who wishes to learn more about monetary policy and its effect on the marketplace. Earlier editions of the book have been widely read and consulted in the United States and abroad. We hope this updated version will prove useful to all readers, including central bankers in emerging market economies who are attempting to shift their monetary policy procedures from direct controls on bank credit and money to open market operations.

Contents

Foreword
1 pages / 213 kb

Acknowledgments
2 pages / 214 kb

Table of Contents
2 pages / 174 kb

Chapter 1 Monetary Policy and the U.S. Economy
18 pages / 246 kb

Chapter 2 The Federal Reserve and U.S. Monetary Policy: A Short History
38 pages / 375 kb

Chapter 3 The Role of Depository Institutions
22 pages / 241 kb

Chapter 4 The Financial Markets
42 pages / 369 kb

Chapter 5 The FOMC Meeting: Developing a Policy Directive
18 pages / 207 kb

Chapter 6 The Trading Desk-Policy Guidelines and Reserve Measures
23 pages / 467 kb

Chapter 7 The Conduct of Open Market Operations
26 pages / 306 kb

Chapter 8 Responses to Federal Reserve Policy
18 pages / 258 kb

Chapter 9 International Aspects of Monetary Policy
13 pages / 12 kb

Chapter 10 Reflections on Recent Monetary Policy
6 pages / 196 kb

Notes
16 pages / 318 kb

References
5 pages / 213 kb

List of Charts, Tables and Diagrams
1 pages / 172 kb

Index
11 pages / 236 kb

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York