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AGENDA
FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE
Tuesday, July 18, 1978
9:15 a.m.

1. Approval of minutes of actions taken at the meeting of the
Federal Open Market Committee on June 20, 1978.

2. Foreign currency operations.
A. Report on foreign currency operations since the
meeting of the Committee on June 20, 1978.
B. Action to ratify transactions since the previous
meeting.

C.

Consideration of Manager's recommendations with
respect to foreign currency operations.

3. Economic and financial situation and outlook.
A. Staff comments.
B. General Committee discussion.

4. Longer-run ranges for monetary aggregates.

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5. Domestic open market operations.
A.

Report on open market operations since the meeting
of the Committee on June 20, 1978.

B. Action to ratify transactions since the previous
meeting.

C. Comments by Economist on prospective financial
relationships.

6. Current monetary policy and domestic policy directive.

7.

Discussion of status of paragraph 2 of the authorization
for domestic open market operations. (See forthcoming
memorandum from General Counsel.)

8. Confirmation of date for next meeting.
August 15, 1978.)

9. Executive session.

(Tuesday,