Federal Open Market Committee
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) controls open market operations for the Federal Reserve. It consists of twelve members: seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and four of the remaining eleven Reserve Bank presidents, who serve one-year terms on a rotating basis.
The FOMC holds eight regularly scheduled meetings per year, where the members review economic and financial conditions, determines the appropriate stance of monetary policy, and assesses the risks to its long-run goals of price stability and sustainable economic growth.
The FOMC holds eight regularly scheduled meetings per year, where the members review economic and financial conditions, determines the appropriate stance of monetary policy, and assesses the risks to its long-run goals of price stability and sustainable economic growth.
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FOMC Maintains $85B Monthly Bond Buying Plan; Fiscal Policy Somewhat More Restrictive
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Trading Radar for 03/20: Oracle (ORCL), General Mills (GIS), Guess? (GES), Jabil (JBL) Report
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Yellen Said Fed Could Defer Action Even if Unemployment Rate Falls Below Target
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Fed Chair Bernanke's Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress
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Ben Bernanke Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress
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Top 10 News Items for 02/19 - 02/22: FOMC Hints at Shorter QE; Office Retiler Mega-Merger; Wal-mart's Strong Quarter
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Market Wrap: New Pace for QE?; Boeing, FAA to Meet on 787 Battery; Boston Globe to Find New Home
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Stocks Move to Lows Following FOMC Minutes
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Notable 52-Week Highs and Lows of the Day 02/20: (NVGN) (RDN) (WEN) High; (MM) (GRMN) (ABX) Low
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Several on FOMC Said Fed Should Be Prepared to Vary Pace of QE
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Gold Lower Into FOMC as Traders Await Color on QE Expectations (GLD) (IAU)
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Trading Radar for 02/20: MGM Resorts (MGM), Tesla Motors (TSLA), Curtiss-Wright (CW), Qihoo 360 (QIHU) Report
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Market Wrap: Earnings, Earnings, Earnings!; RIM is BlackBerry; Fed Sees Bump, Continues Buying
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U.S. Markets Maintain Course Following Fed Statement: S&P Down 2.5, Nasdaq Down 3.4, DJIA Down 21.5
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Fed Keeps $85B Monthly MBS and Treasury Buying Plan; Says Economic Activity 'Paused' Recently
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Trading Radar for 01/30: Facebook (FB), Boeing (BA), ConocoPhillips (COP), Electronic Arts (EA), Hess Corp. (HES) Report
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UPDATE: Gold Rises as Chicago Fed President Supports Bond-Buying Initiative (GLD) (SLV)
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 01/08: (GLD) Higher; (XME) (OIH) Lower
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Top 10 News Items for 12/31 to 01/04: Fiscal Cliff Agreement Reached; Job Creation Rises; Transocean, Google Settle
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Notable ETF Movers of the Day 01/04: (OIH) (XBI) Higher; (GLD) Lower
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Market Wrap: FOMC May End QE Early; Transocean Settles Up; Bausch & Lomb Draws Attention
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Gold (GLD) Sinks on Hawkish QE Comments in FOMC Minutes
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Fed: A Few on FOMC Wanted QE Until About the End of 2013, Others Want an End Well Before
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Trading Radar for 01/03: Family Dollar (FDO), Worthington (WOR), Progress Software (PRGS), Schulman (SHLM) Report
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U.S. GDP Grew 3.1% in Q3; Gov't Spending Made First Contribution in 3 Years
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Top 10 News Items for 12/10 to 12/14: Treasury Nets on AIG; FOMC Quantifies Expectations; Sprint Moves on Clearwire
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Market Wrap: UBS Faces Billion-Dollar Fine; Rice Withdraws Name; Hostess Looks Sweet to Some; Gold Goes Comfortably Numb
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Market Wrap: FOMC Firms Up Stance on Rates; Berkshire Raises Ceiling; Apple Goes TV Testin'
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Stocks Crossing 50-Day SMA 12/12: (TSL) (XOM) JOY) Above; (TEVA) (KOG) (TLT) Below
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Kass Gets Real on FOMC Statement: Says No Boost Investment/Hiring Will Result
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EUR/USD Testing Higher Following Historic Fed Announcement (FXE)
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Fed Shifts Twist Into Outright Treasury Purchases, Sets Targets Based on Economy
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Gold, Oil Pop Higher as Fed Adds $45B/Month to Purchases (GLD) (UUP) (USO)
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FOMC Keeps Bond Buying at $40B/Month; Boosts QE with $45B in Monthly Treasury Purchases
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Trading Radar for 12/12: Costco (COST), Joy Global (JOY), Restoration Hardware (RH), IHS Inc. (IHS) Report
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Market Wrap: Rich Rake in Dividends Ahead of Cliff; Treasury Exits AIG; YPF Looks to Statoil for Argentine Play
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$1675 Seen Supportive of Gold Prices (GLD) (IAU) (SLV)
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Market Wrap: to Buy Bonds, or Not to Buy Bonds?; BP Gets Drilling Timeout; Moody's Trims H-P; Bids for Knight Begin
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Bernanke Speech at New York Economic Club
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Market Wrap: Starbucks Goes Tea Crazy; Markets Continue Post-Election Drama; FOMC Eyes More Easing; Hedge Funds' Q3 Holdings
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Fed Says 'A Number' on FOMC Favored More Easing Following Operation Twist
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Fed says a number on FOMC favored more QE after operation twist
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Yellen Says Fed Should Link Low-Rate Outlook to Economic Goals
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Trading Radar for 11/14: Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF), Limited (LTD), Staples (SPLS), NetApp (NTAP), Vringo (VRNG) Report
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FOMC Statement for Sept.; Will Keep Rates 'Exceptionally Low' Though Mid-2015, Continue MBS Buying
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Bernanke Given Green Light to Print as PPI Shows Little Sign of Inflation
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UPDATE: Fed Officials Saw Manageable Bond-Buying Risks, Minutes Show
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U.S. Jobless Claims Rise 4K Last Week, Beating Estimates as Retail Hiring, Fed Easing Continues
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Trading Radar for 10/04: International Speedway (ISCA) Reports
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Bernanke Speech to Economic Club of Indiana

