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Economic Commentary

Communication and the Humphrey-Hawkins Process

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The Federal Reserve reports its monetary policy goals for the coming year to Congress in what is known as the Humphrey-Hawkins testimony. The report includes a discussion of the economic projections of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) and of the Federal Reserve’s target ranges for growth of the M2 and M3 monetary aggregates. The process seems to work well for reporting short-term goals, but perhaps could be improved upon to better communicate the Federal Reserve’s long-term monetary objectives.

04.15.1989ISSN 2163-3738 EC 4/15/1989

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McElravey, John. 1989. “Communication and the Humphrey-Hawkins Process.” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary 4/15/1989.

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