Definitions for "Federal Open Market Committee"
The Federal Reserve controls the cost and availability of money through actions...
The body that is responsible for setting the interest rates and credit policies of the Federal Reserve System.
Committee made up of Federal Reserve members that meet eight times a year to discuss current monetary policy and its effect on the present economy and address any possible changes needed.
directs the buying and selling of U.S. government securities, which are major instruments for controlling the money supply
Keywords:  open, market, operations, see
See Open Market Operations.