Changes in the Federal Reserve's monetary policy have been directly affecting the U.S. economy that includes the financial institutions and markets. For this, select commercial banking to evaluate how changes in the Federal Reserve's monetary policyexpansionary or contractionaryhave been affecting the U.S. financial institutions and markets.

• Evaluate how the Federal Reserve monitors and influences unemployment and inflation in the U.S. economy.
• Describe the Federal Reserve's traditional and nontraditional monetary policy tools.
• Describe the pros and cons of the Federal Reserve's implementation of expansionary or contractionary monetary policy tools under different economic situations (e.g., a recession/depression vs. an economic boom).
• Assess your commercial bank financial situations during the previous five years.
• Appraise how your commercial bank has been responding to changes in the Federal Reserve's monetary policy.
• Explain how the Federal Reserve's monetary policy affects your commercial bank in the financial market. Discuss in detail.
• Explain how you would expect the Federal Reserve's monetary policy to change in the next six months, based on the financial market today, addressing the following:
• Is the Federal Reserve more likely to implement expansionary policy or contractionary policy?
• How would this change affect your commercial bank and the financial markets?
• How would your commercial bank respond to the anticipated Federal Reserve's monetary policy change?

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