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Minutes of Federal Open Market Committee December 15-16, 2008 264 KB PDF | HTML |
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FOMC statement December 16, 2008 |
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Information Regarding Recent Federal Reserve Actions Comprehensive list of links to information related to recent Federal Reserve actions, including links to press releases, Federal Register notices, and other related information. |
Federal Open Market Committee
Monetary policy is made by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which consists of the members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and five Reserve Bank presidents. The FOMC holds eight regularly scheduled meetings during the year, and other meetings as needed. |
2008 Committee Members
- Ben S. Bernanke, Board of Governors, Chairman
- Timothy F. Geithner, New York, Vice Chairman
- Elizabeth A. Duke, Board of Governors
- Richard W. Fisher, Dallas
- Donald L. Kohn, Board of Governors
- Randall S. Kroszner, Board of Governors
- Sandra Pianalto, Cleveland
- Charles I. Plosser, Philadelphia
- Gary H. Stern, Minneapolis
- Kevin M. Warsh, Board of Governors
Alternate Members
- Charles L. Evans, Chicago
- Jeffrey M. Lacker, Richmond
- Dennis P. Lockhart, Atlanta
- Janet L. Yellen, San Francisco
- Christine M. Cumming, First Vice President, New York
Last update:
January 6, 2009