Results 1 - 9 of 9 for Federal Funds Rate [Year: 1988]
The Effect of Monetary Policy on Short-Term Interest Rates - Review
Daniel L. Thornton investigates the responsiveness of interest rates to changes in monetary policy. Analysts often argue, Thornton notes, that changes in monetary policy initially affect the economy through a “liquidity effect” on interest rates.
research.stlouisfed.org/.../1988/05/01/the-effect-of-monetary-policy-on-short-term-interest-rates/
The Borrowed-Reserves Operating Procedures: Theory and Evidence - Review
Daniel L. Thornton analyzes the Federal Reserve’s operating procedure as a method for controlling the money stock or the federal funds rate. Thornton demonstrates that the borrowed reserves operating procedure is not an effective method for controlling the money stock.
research.stlouisfed.org/.../01/01/the-borrowed-reserves-operating-procedures-theory-and-evidence/
Michael T. Belongia and Kees G. Koedijk re-examine a basic model of interest rate determination by considering the effects of several well-known policy changes.
A Comparison of Proposals to Restructure the U.S. Financial System - Review
R. Alton Gilbert describes six of the major proposals for restructuring the financial system and examines how they might affect the returns to shareholders of banking organizations as well as the potential losses to federal deposit insurance funds.
research.stlouisfed.org/.../01/a-comparison-of-proposals-to-restructure-the-u-s-financial-system/
The FOMC in 1987: The Effects of a Falling Dollar and the Stock Market Collapse - Review
R. W. Hafer and Joseph H. Haslag examine the factors that influenced the setting of monetary policy by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) during 1987. In “The FOMC in 1987: The Effects of a Falling Dollar and the Stock Market Collapse,” the authors note that exchange rate developments played an important role in monetary policymaking decisions during the first 10 months of the year.
Prospects for International Policy Coordination: Some Lessons from the EMS - Review
Michael T. Belongia, in the second article in this issue, examines the performance of the European Monetary System. This group of countries has agreed, since 1979, to peg bilateral exchange rates within specified bounds, presumably to enhance overall economic performance.
Monetarism is Dead; Long Live the Quantity Theory - Review
William G. Dewald distinguishes between simplistic monetarism, which he believes “was widely interpreted as providing an alternative to short-run Keynesian model forecasts” and “the Quantity Theory, whose focus is on the long run.”
research.stlouisfed.org/.../review/1988/07/01/monetarism-is-dead-long-live-the-quantity-theory/
Are National Stock Markets Linked? - Review
Gerald P. Dwyer, Jr. and R. W. Hafer investigate the connection among stock price behavior in the United States, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Much of the recent commentary about stock prices both before and after the October 1987 crash suggests that stock prices in different countries rose and fell as one.
research.stlouisfed.org/publications/review/1988/11/01/are-national-stock-markets-linked/
District Bank Performance in 1987: Bigger Is Not Necessarily Better - Review
Lynn M. Barry examines the health and recent performance of banks in the Eighth District. An assessment of District bank performance with their national counterparts provides some useful information on the financial condition, compliance with regulations, and operating soundness of the banking industry.
research.stlouisfed.org/.../01/district-bank-performance-in-1987-bigger-is-not-necessarily-better/
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