This Federal Reserve Board site page gives a short description of the Federal Reserve System and what it does. Related links.

Gives a brief description of the Federal Reserve and lists the responsibilities given to the Federal Reserve.

This site has a speech given by Alan Greenspan December 5, 2000. It discusses the economic changes the United States had undergone in the 1990s. The reading is sophisticated, but some of the information is written to be accessible to those who do not have a deep background in economics.

This page provides access to "The Federal Reserve System/Purposes & Functions," a publication of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. This book is available as a complete publication or by chapter. The book covers the following areas:(1) Overview of the Federal Reserve System (2) Monetary Policy and the Economy (3) The Implementation of Monetary Policy (4) The Federal Reserve in International Sphere (5) Supervision and Regulation (6) Consumer and Community Affairs (7) Reserve Bank Services (8) Appendices (9) Index.

The Governor of Wisconsin's remarks on monetary policy. The article discusses the effective operation of the central bank within government. (October 24, 2000)