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External Links/Articles*

• Discount Window & Payments System Risk
  This website is maintained by the Federal Reserve Banks. This links to a list of the current discount rates at the 12 district banks of the Federal Reserve System. It also lists the current Fed Funds Rate and other, related interest rates.
• Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
  The FOMC is the policy making (or rate-setting) arm of the Federal Reserve System of the United States. Charles Plosser became a voting member of the FOMC in early January 2008.
• Federal Reserve
  The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States. This links to a copy of the Fed's "Beige Book" for November 28, 2007. The book offers a "summary of commentary on current economic conditions by federal reserve districts."
• Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia (PDF Document)
  This links to the text of an January 8, 2008 speech Charles Plosser, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, made at a meeting of The Main Line Chamber of Commerce. The speech is titled, "The Economic Outlook and the Fed's Roles in Monetary Policy and Financial Stability."

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