On December 23, 1913, the Federal Reserve System, which serves as the nation's central bank, was created by an act of Congress. The System consists of a seven member Board of Governors with headquarters in Washington, D.C., and twelve Reserve Banks located in major cities throughout the United States.
As stated on the Federal Reserve's website, "The Federal Reserve System is not owned by anyone and is not a private, profit-making institution. Instead, it is an independent entity within the government, having both public purposes and private aspects."
It goes on to say that "As the nation's central bank," it derives its authority from the U.S. Congress, but it is considered an independent central bank because its decisions do not have to be ratified by anyone in the legislative or executive branches of government, nor does it receive funding appropriated by Congress. It is; however,
"subject to oversight by Congress, which periodically reviews its activities and can alter its responsibilities by statute" and it "must work within the framework of the overall objectives of economic and financial policy established by the government. Therefore, the Federal Reserve can be more accurately described as "independent within the government."
Although the Federal Reserve Bank states it is not private on their website, they operate under terms that no other "government institution" operates by. For example, they are not required to submit financial information and are not subject to IRS audits, nor do they publish the amount of money they print to the American public. Given these terms, it's hard to believe the Federal Reserve is a government institution providing a genuine service to the American people. A commonly held belief is that The FED is a privately owned central bank. Central banks are supposed to implement a country's fiscal policies. They monitor commercial banks to ensure that they maintain sufficient assets, like cash, so as to remain solvent and stable. Central banks also do business, such as currency exchanges and gold transactions, with other central banks. In theory, a central bank should be good for a country, and they might be if it wasn't for the fact that they are not owned or controlled by the government of the country they are serving. Private central banks, including the United States FED, operate for profit.
In addition to being part of international corporate banking systems that are rooted in Europe and control a majority of the world's wealth, they operate through a fractional reserve system. This system allows these central banks to lend money at interest to the governments of the world, creating debt that can never be repaid. Many people in the U.S. believe that the operation of the Federal Reserve goes against the Constitution of the United States because it operates independently of the government, and there are no regular audits, oversight capacity, or control exercised by any elected officials. Under the Constitution all power and rights are ultimately vested in the citizens of the United States. The banks that make up the Federal Reserve are controlled by corporations and families who have controlled international banking since before the Constitution was created.
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The Federal Reserve (the FED)
Federal Reserve, simply put.
The Federal Reserve controls the money in the United States. The Federal Reserve is a private company not associated with the government.
The Federal Reserve is the central banking system of the United States. It was created in the year 1913. Ben Bernanke is the chairman of the Federal Reserve. He has been the chairman since 2006. Before him, Alan Greenspan was the chairman of the federal reserve. The United States government and the President of the USA controls the Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve uses three tools to control the money supply. They are:Changes in the reserve requirements.Changes in the discount rate.Open market operations.
The specific government body that controls US currency is Federal Reserve System
I'm pretty sure it's the Federal Reserve
The federal reserve controls money supply by controlling what budgets do and don't get approved. They also decide who is allowed to receive extra money.
Same way the Federal Reserve controls America?
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