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AGENDA
FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE
Tuesday, January 8, 1980, at 3:00 p.m.
and continuing on
Wednesday, January 9, 1980, at 9:15 a.m.

1.

Approval of minutes of actions taken at the meeting of the Federal
Open Market Committee on November 20, 1979.

2.

Domestic open market operations.

3.

4.

A.

Report on operations since the meeting of the Committee on
November 20, 1979.

B.

Action to ratify transactions since the previous meeting.

General discussion of policy for 1980 and beyond.
A.

Newly defined monetary aggregates.

B.

Longer-run ranges for monetary aggregates, 1980 and beyond.

C.

Nature of operating approach.

Foreign currency operations.
A.

Report on operations since the meeting of the Committee on
November 20, 1979.

B.

Action to ratify transactions since the previous meeting.

C. Recommendations with respect to operations.

-25. Economic situation and outlook.
A.

Staff report.

B. Committee discussion.

6. Further discussion of longer-run ranges for monetary
aggregates.

7. Current monetary policy and domestic policy directive.
A.

Comments by Economist on prospective financial relationships.

B. Committee discussion.
C. Action to adopt policy directive.

8. Memorandum from Secretariat entitled "Release of FOMC memoranda of
discussion for 1974," dated December 5, 1979.

9.

Confirmation of date for next meeting, February 5, 1980.