Briefly Describe the Fed's Tools for Conducting Monetary Policy

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Essay

Briefly describe the Fed's tools for conducting monetary policy. Which tools are used more frequently, which less frequently, and why?

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Definitions:

Common Law Judges

Jurists who interpret and apply the law according to historical legal precedents and decisions made in prior cases rather than written statutes or legislations.

Common Law

A body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals, as opposed to statutes or written legislation.

Judges

Officials appointed or elected to preside over court proceedings, making decisions on legal issues and disputes.

Precedent

An earlier court decision; in a common law system, judges are required to follow a decision made in a higher court in the same jurisdiction where the facts are similar.