Question

The Federal Open Market Committee a. by law must focus on maintaining low inflation rather than stabilizing output. b. by law must follow a mechanical rule that takes into account deviations of unemployment from its natural rate and deviations of inflation from a target. c. operates with almost complete discretion over monetary policy. d. by law must focus on stabilizing output rather than maintaining low inflation.

Answer 1

c. operates with almost complete discretion over monetary policy.

Step-by-step explanation:

Monetary policy can be defined as the actions (macroeconomic policies) adopted and undertaken by the central bank of a particular country to control the money supply and interest rates so as to boost or enhance economic growth. The central bank uses monetary policies to manage inflation, economic growth through long-term interest rates and level of unemployment in a country. In order to boost economic growth, monetary policy is used to increase money supply (liquidity) while it is also used to prevent inflation by reducing money supply.

Generally, money supply comprises of checks, cash, money market mutual funds (MMF) and credit (mortgage, bonds and loans).

The FOMC are typically responsible for making monetary policy and the determination of the direction of the monetary policy in the United States of America.

Hence, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) are saddled with the responsibility to operate with almost complete discretion of its members over monetary policy in a particular country.