This is based on minimal research and the tools learned in class. The Fed was very active during the pandemic and continues to be so today. They have instituted historic monetary expansions in an attempt to stimulate the economy.

• Find any media article that discusses Fed activity any time in the interval between the early days of the pandemic until present. Your choice.
• Briefly describe the monetary-policy actions that the Fed employed as described in your article.
• Analyze how the Fed tools would work to stimulate the economy. Hint (possibilities)open market operations, loanable funds market,, demand/supply of money, interest rates, AD/AS, actual vs. potential GDP.