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To think critically about: The economic figures that indicate the performance of the federal bank and the role of the federal bank in the 2008-2009 financial crises.
Introduction: Federal Reserve Bank is the central bank of the country; Federal bank is responsible for making
Financial crisis is a state where the value of the financial assets decline to a large extent. The banks fail and the markets crash in this situation.
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