Federal Open Market Committee

His profile will expand this year now that Mr. Williams is a voting member of the Fed's policy-making body, called the Federal Open Market Committee.

A Quiet Fed Voice Emerges as Force Inside the Temple Jon Hilsenrath 2012

As it has at every meeting since December 2008, the Federal Open Market Committee, which is central bank's policymaking arm, elected to keep its target for short-term interest rates near zero and pledged that rates would remain there for an "extended period."

Federal Reserve to buy U.S. debt, shifts policies as recovery slows 2010

As it has at every meeting since December 2008, the Federal Open Market Committee, which is central bank's policymaking arm, elected to keep its target for short-term interest rates near zero and pledged that rates would remain there for an "extended period."

Federal Reserve to buy U.S. debt, shifts policies as recovery slows 2010

As it has at every meeting since December 2008, the Federal Open Market Committee, which is central bank's policymaking arm, elected to keep its target for short-term interest rates near zero and pledged that rates would remain there for an "extended period."

Federal Reserve to buy U.S. debt, shifts policies as recovery slows 2010

Midweek, investors will hear from the Federal Open Market Committee, which is expected to leave rates unchanged at their ultra-low zero to 0.25% level.

Coming Glut Pushes Down Treasurys 2009

The Federal Open Market Committee, which is responsible for setting U.S. monetary policy, has devoted considerable time to issues relating to an exit strategy.

The Fed?s Exit Strategy Ben Bernanke 2009

Mr. Plosser isn't a voting member of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee, which is composed of Fed board members in Washington and five regional Fed bank presidents.

Fed Considers Its Next Actions 2009

Every six weeks, an ultrasecretive group called the Federal Open Market Committee meets around that imposing table a few blocks from the White House to discuss the economy and set interest rates.

Bubble Trouble? 2008

The Federal Open Market Committee is the Fed's key decision-making body, comprising the Fed's five current governors in Washington and presidents of the 12 regional Fed banks.

Bernanke, in First Crisis, 2007

The committee, called the Federal Open Market Committee, should not set fixed long-term numerical objectives for employment, however, because it is largely beyond the control of monetary policy, he said.

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