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Economics

The Role of the Federal Reserve in Monetary Policy

Quick fact

The Federal Reserve's most frequently used tool is the open market operation: buying and selling government securities to influence the amount of money and credit in the economy, directly steering interest rates.

Why this is interesting

You've heard the Fed is 'raising interest rates' on the news, but how does the Federal Reserve actually change the cost of borrowing money for everyone in the country?