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Open Mouth Operations

This happens when the Federal Reserve indicates it will sell or purchase US Treasury bonds to influence interest rates, inflation and the money supply. The Fed is a closely watched entity, and it often does not need to actually follow through on it's rhetoric as other parties get the hint and make the needed changes in advance.

See also Jawboning, Moral Suasion and Open Market Operations.

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