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  2. History of Federal Open Market Committee actions - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Open Market Committee action known as Operation Twist (named for the twist dance craze of the time [1]) began in 1961. The intent was to flatten the yield curve in order to promote capital inflows and strengthen the dollar. The Fed utilized open market operations to shorten the maturity of public debt in the open market.

  3. Federal funds rate - Wikipedia

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    Reducing the federal funds rate makes money cheaper, allowing an influx of credit into the economy through all types of loans. The charts referenced below show the relation between S&P 500 and interest rates. July 13, 1990 – Sept 4, 1992: 8.00–3.00% (Includes 1990–1991 recession) Feb 1, 1995 – Nov 17, 1998: 6.00–4.75

  4. S&P 500 - Wikipedia

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    A daily volume chart of the S&P 500 index from January 3, 1950, to February 19, 2016. Logarithmic Chart of S&P 500 Index with and without Inflation and with Best Fit and other graphs to Feb 2024. The Standard and Poor's 500, or simply the S&P 500, [5] is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 of the largest companies listed ...

  5. Government spending - Wikipedia

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    Government spending or expenditure includes all government consumption, investment, and transfer payments. [1] [2] In national income accounting, the acquisition by governments of goods and services for current use, to directly satisfy the individual or collective needs of the community, is classed as government final consumption expenditure.

  6. Campaign finance in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The financing of electoral campaigns in the United States happens at the federal, state, and local levels by contributions from individuals, corporations, political action committees, and sometimes the government. Campaign spending has risen steadily at least since 1990. For example, a candidate who won an election to the House of ...

  7. Stock market - Wikipedia

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    Stock exchange. Interior hall of the Helsinki Stock Exchange in Helsinki, Finland, 1965. A stock exchange is an exchange (or bourse) where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell shares (equity stock ), bonds, and other securities. Many large companies have their stocks listed on a stock exchange. This makes the stock more liquid and thus ...

  8. Value Line - Wikipedia

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    History. The "Value Line" was a line representing a multiple of cash flow that Bernhard would visually "fit" or superimpose over a price chart. This was a pioneering attempt to normalize the value of different companies. He soon began publishing his investment survey. Bernhard published The Evaluation of Common Stocks in 1959.

  9. Franklin Templeton Investments - Wikipedia

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    Franklin Resources, Inc. [1] Franklin Resources, Inc. is an American multinational holding company that, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as Franklin Templeton; it is a global investment firm founded in New York City in 1947 as Franklin Distributors, Inc. It is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BEN, in ...