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Focus on Economic Data: The Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, April 28, 2010 This lesson focuses on the April 28, 2010, press release by the Federal Reserve System's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on the current Federal R... Grade: 9-12    Published: 05/06/2010

Focus on Economic Data: Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, March 16, 2010 This lesson focuses on the March 16, 2010, press release by the Federal Reserve System's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on the current Federal R... Grade: 9-12    Published: 03/24/2010

Focus on Economic Data: Federal Reserve and Monetary Policy, January 27, 2010 This lesson focuses on the January 27, 2010, press release by the Federal Reserve System's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on the current Federal... Grade: 9-12    Published: 02/08/2010

Focus on Economic Data: Consumer Price Index and Inflation, December 16, 2009 This lesson focuses on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and rate of inflation reported December 16, 2009, by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) f... Grade: 9-12    Published: 12/22/2009

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