Two Fed Myths That Need Debunking - Washington Post

Story date: 2008-07-21 09:25:00
Added on: 2008-07-21 22:00:48

Resize There are two things you may have heard about the Federal Reserve Board , both of which are wrong. The first is that the Fed controls U.S. interest rates. The second is that the Fed has made so many commitments that it's in danger of running ...


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