1977 Memos
January 11

Opinion regarding directive Subcommittee's recommendation to modify form of Domestic Directive (PDF)

January 17

Materials relating to official sterling balances facility (PDF)

  • Agreement of Participating central Banks on Main components of Sterling Balance Facility
  • Correspondence on sterling balances facility agreement between the Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury

February 2

Designation of new Directive Subcommittee (PDF)

February 7

Modification of recommendations regarding last two paragraphs of domestic policy directive (PDF)

February 8

Amendment to the Committee's Rules Regarding Availability of Information (PDF)

February 8

Government in the Sunshine Act--Issue of its applicability to the FOMC (PDF)

February 8

Recommendations regarding agency issues purchased by the Desk (PDF)

February 9

Correspondence on future monetary policy and fostering economic recovery (PDF)

March 8

Annual review of System lending of securities (PDF)

March 9

Recommendations Regarding Operations in Bankers' Acceptances (PDF)

March 23

Major Committee Documents (PDF)

April 15

Updated GNP figures based on revised Presidential tax programs (PDF)

April 15

Tables summarizing the staff's flow-of-funds projection through mid-1978 (PDF)

  • Flow of Funds Projection charts

April 15

Revised staff projections for U.S. Net Exports and related items (PDF)

  • U.S. Net Exports and Related Items

April 18

Statement by the President on Inflation (PDF)

April 18

On achieving growth rates for the monetary aggregates consistent with longer-run price stability (PDF)

May 5

Notation vote to increase upper limit of funds rate range to 5 1/2 percent (PDF)

May 18

Procedures for Federal Reserve System Foreign Currency Operations (PDF)

June 2

Report on Meeting of Working Party Three (WP-3) (PDF)

June 15

The Use of Repurchase Agreements for Foreign Central Banks and International Institutions (PDF)

  • Pros and Cons of System Matched-Sale Purchase Transactions with Foreign Accounts

June 17

Junior Mortgages on Homes (PDF)

June 29

Projection of Inventory Valuation Adjustment (IVA) and Capital Consumption Adjustment (CCA) (PDF)

July 15

Improvements in Red Book (PDF)

August 4

Notation Vote on Raising the Federal Funds Rate (PDF)

August 11

Freedom of Information Act Request for the 1972 Memorandum of Discussion (PDF)

October 4

FOMC meeting schedule (PDF)

October 7

Analyses of Seasonal Adjustments of Unemployment Series (PDF)

  • Seasonal Adjustment of Unemployment Rate and Number of Unemployed
  • Seasonal Adjustment of Unemployment Insurance Data

October 13

Limit on direct lending to Treasury (PDF)

October 14

Weighting of M-1 and M-2 for 2-month operating ranges (PDF)

October 14

Impacts of Alternative Monetary Growth Rates (PDF)

November 1

Bluebook and U.S. Treasury Market Interest-Rate Forecasts (PDF)

November 3

Correspondence on velocity of M1 and M2 (PDF)

November 11

The Foundations of Economic Recovery Abroad: Summary (PDF)

November 11

FOMC meeting schedule for 1978 (PDF)

November 11

Decision on appeal of Merrill, et al. v. FOMC, affirmed lower court's decision (PDF)

December 12

Release of FOMC memoranda of discussion for 1972 (PDF)

December 12

Foreign Currency Subcommittee authorized inter-meeting transactions exceeding $400 million (PDF)

December 12

System Account sales of Bills in the Market (PDF)

December 12

Notice of Foreign Currency Subcommittee authorization to exceed intermeeting limits (PDF)

December 13

The Federal Reserve role in providing short-term investment facilities to foreign central banks and international institutions (PDF)

December 13

Correspondence from the Treasury in support of the FOMC's stand against Merrill (PDF)

December 14

Implications for Directive of Immediate Publication on Adoption (PDF)

December 14

Report on Meetings of the OECD's Economic Policy Committee and Working Party Three (November 21-23, 1977) (PDF)

December 15

Foreign Currency Subcommittee increase in intermeeting limits (PDF)

December 28

Resignation of Assistant General Counsel Tuttle (PDF)

December 30

Merrill v. Federal Open Market Committee -- Update of information Re Petition for Writ of Certiorari (PDF)

  • Correspondence from the Council of Economic Advisers in support of the FOMC's stand against Merrill

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