Federal Reserve Policies And Financial Market Conditions During The Crisis

Download or read book Federal Reserve Policies and Financial Market Conditions During the Crisis written by Scott A. Brave and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-08 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the recent financial crisis, the Fed implemented a series of extraordinary and unconventional policies to alleviate the impact of the crisis on financial markets and the economy. This paper examines the effects of these policies on broad financial market conditions. The Fed was more likely to initiate or expand new programs when financial market conditions were tighter than usual and economic conditions deteriorating. The Fed¿s policies improved broad financial market conditions significantly at announcement and that the improvements were associated primarily with program initiations and expansions. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand edition of an important, hard-to-find publication.