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  2. History of monetary policy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Instruments of monetary policy have included short-term interest rates and bank reserves through the monetary base. [1]With the creation of the Bank of England in 1694, which acquired the responsibility to print notes and back them with gold, the idea of monetary policy as independent of executive action began to be established. [2]

  3. Impoundment of appropriated funds - Wikipedia

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    In roughly this sense, the President detains funds in the treasury rather than spending them as appropriated. The first use of the power by President Thomas Jefferson involved refusal to spend $50,000 ($1.24 million in 2023) in funds appropriated for the acquisition of gunboats for the United States Navy. He said in 1803 that "[t]he sum of ...

  4. List of landmark court decisions in the United States

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    Bond v. United States, 564 U.S. 211 (2011) An individual litigant has standing to challenge a federal statute on grounds of federalism. Arizona v. United States, 567 U.S. 387 (2012) An Arizona law that authorizes local law enforcement to enforce immigration laws is preempted by federal law. Arizona law enforcement may inquire about a resident's ...

  5. Federal Reserve - Wikipedia

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    The Federal Reserve System (often shortened to the Federal Reserve, or simply the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States.It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of the Federal Reserve Act, after a series of financial panics (particularly the panic of 1907) led to the desire for central control of the monetary system in order to alleviate financial crises.

  6. Economic history of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The economic history of the United States spans the colonial era through the 21st century. The initial settlements depended on agriculture and hunting/trapping, later adding international trade, manufacturing, and finally, services, to the point where agriculture represented less than 2% of GDP .

  7. Specie Payment Resumption Act - Wikipedia

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    The Specie Payment Resumption Act of January 14, 1875 was a law in the United States that restored the nation to the gold standard through the redemption of previously unbacked United States Notes [1] and reversed inflationary government policies promoted directly after the American Civil War.

  8. Loss reserving - Wikipedia

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    Loss reserving is the calculation of the required reserves for a tranche of insurance business, [1] including outstanding claims reserves. Typically, the claims reserves represent the money which should be held by the insurer so as to be able to meet all future claims arising from policies currently in force and policies written in the past.

  9. Finance - Wikipedia

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    Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and discipline of money, currency, assets and liabilities. [a] As a subject of study, it is related to but distinct from economics, which is the study of the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.