UNITED STATES: Fed attempts to tame market volatility

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  • Controlling 'policy surprises'
  • Fewer 'surprises'
  • Power of inertia
  • Key 'language'
  • Opposite directions
  • Methods of influence
  • Policy relevance
  • High credibility
  • Language matters
  • Tackling long-term rates
  • Caveats
  • Imprecise influence
  • Conditional credibility
  • Financial market relevance
  • Interpreting Fed communications
  • Bernanke's influence

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