The Federal Open Market Committee

question 335

Multiple Choice

The Federal Open Market Committee

• A) consists of the Fed chairman and the 12 regional bank presidents.
• B) is the main policy-making organ of the Federal Reserve.
• C) is headed by the president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank.
• D) meets every week to review the state of the economy.

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