Federal Open Market Committee
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) controls open market operations for the Federal Reserve. It consists of twelve members: seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and four of the remaining eleven Reserve Bank presidents, who serve one-year terms on a rotating basis.
The FOMC holds eight regularly scheduled meetings per year, where the members review economic and financial conditions, determines the appropriate stance of monetary policy, and assesses the risks to its long-run goals of price stability and sustainable economic growth.
The FOMC holds eight regularly scheduled meetings per year, where the members review economic and financial conditions, determines the appropriate stance of monetary policy, and assesses the risks to its long-run goals of price stability and sustainable economic growth.
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Market Wrap: FOMC Less Stimulated; Molson's $3.5B Beer Run; Nike Gets NFL Launch Running
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Top 10 News Items 3/14-3/18: Fears of Drastic Nuclear Crisis in Japan Dominate Markets This Week; G7 Steps In to Depreciate Yen Against Dollar; Turmoil in Libya, Bahrain Continues
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Top 10 News Items 9/20-9/24: September Rally Continues; Gold Barrels Over $1,300; Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged, Sees 'Subdued Inflation Trends'
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Top 10 News Items for 6/21-6/25: Financial Reform Bill Finally Completed; Q1 GDP Revised Lower; New/Existing Home Sales Disappoint
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Trading Radar for 06/23: Rite Aid (RAD), Nike (NKE), Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), Paychex (PAYX) Report
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Trading Radar for 6/24: Nike (NKE), Monsanto (MON), Rite Aid (RAD), Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), Red Hat (RHT), Paychex (PAYX) Report; FOMC Decision, Durable Orders Due
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David Moenning's Daily State of the Markets: 3/19
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Trading Radar for 3/18: General Mills (GIS), Nike (NKE), Oracle (ORCL) Report; CPI, Crude Inventories, FOMC Rate
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Trading Radar 6/25: Research In Motion (RIMM), Monsanto (MON), Oracle (ORCL), Nike (NKE), General Mills (GIS) Report; Durable Orders, New Home Sales for May, FOMC Policy Statement Due

