Financial Education for All

The New York Fed develops publications that address issues and developments in economics and personal finance. These publications are appropriate for students as well as consumers.

Federal Reserve System

Fedpoints A series of brief discussions of the structure and functions of the Federal Reserve System and the economic concepts that relate to the Fed's work.

You and the Fed Explains the activities of the Federal Reserve and their impacts on U.S. households.

Foreign Exchange

The Basics of Foreign Trade and Exchange Explains international trade theory, major trade issues and the performance of foreign exchange markets.

Interest Rates

Interest Rates: An Introduction Interest rates receive a lot of attention in the media, but what are they, anyway? How are they determined? What do they do?

Monetary and Fiscal Policy

Economic Indicators (By the Numbers) What's the GDP? How about the CPI? Learn all about the data the Fed uses to monitor the economy in order to formulate monetary policy.

Understanding Open Market Operations Introduces temporary and permanent open market operations and explains how they affect the federal funds rate.