| Clip Of Monetary Policy and the Economy
Description
During her final news conference as Federal Reserve Chair on December 13, 2017, Janet Yellen announced the Federal Open Market Committee's decision to increase the Federal Funds Rate by .25%. She also explained the reasons for the increase and provided an update on the status of the economy.
3 minutes
Keywords
- Economics
- Exports
- Federal Funds Rate
- Federal Open Market Committee
- Federal Reserve
- Inflation
- Interest Rate
- Labor
- Macroeconomics
- Monetary Policy
- Unemployment Rate
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