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HORIZONTAL AXIS: In a graph, this is one of two lines that intersect at a right angle at their origins. This is the "X-axis" that runs from right and left. In most analyses, the variable measured on the X-axis is consider to be the independent variable.
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Lesson 20: Federal Reserve System | Unit 3: The Fed Pyramid
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The structure of the Federal Reserve:- Chairman of the Board of Governors: the boss of the Fed.
- Board of Governors: 7 people, usually economists who make big decisions.
- Federal Reserve Banks: 37 banks dispersed throughout the country.
- Commercial Banks: traditional banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations and mutual savings banks.
- The Non-Bank Public: people, businesses, and government agencies using commercial banking services.
- The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is critical for money supply control.
- The Federal Advisory Council (FAC), isn't quite as important.
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UNIT OF ACCOUNT The money function in which money is used as the common benchmark to designate the prices of goods exchanged throughout the economy. Unit of account, or measure of value, means money is functioning as the measuring unit for prices. In other words, prices of goods are stated in terms of the monetary unit. This is one of four basic functions of money. The other three are medium of exchange, store of value, and standard of deferred payment.
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Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time visiting every yard sale in a 30-mile radius hoping to buy either a velvet painting of Elvis Presley or a wall poster commemorating yesterday. Be on the lookout for broken fingernail clippers.
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In the early 1900s around 300 automobile companies operated in the United States.
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"The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining." -- John F. Kennedy, 35th U. S. president
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AOM
Australian Options Market
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