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Team 1: During the 2008 Financial Crisis, the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates nearly to zero and initiated quantitative easing through large-scale bond purchases to increase liquidity in the economy..

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Team 1: During the 2008 Financial Crisis, the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates nearly to zero and initiated quantitative easing through large-scale bond purchases to increase liquidity in the economy..

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Why did the Fed choose these expansionary measures?

What were the effects on the U.S. and global economies?

Were there any long-term negative consequences of this policy?

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Team 2: The late 1970s were marked by high inflation due to oil shocks and rapidly rising prices. The Fed, under Paul Volcker, sharply increased interest rates to reduce inflation, adopting a highly restrictive monetary policy.

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Team 2: The late 1970s were marked by high inflation due to oil shocks and rapidly rising prices. The Fed, under Paul Volcker, sharply increased interest rates to reduce inflation, adopting a highly restrictive monetary policy.

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What were the reasons for this restrictive monetary policy?

What wer ethe effects on employment and economic growth?

What trade-offs did the FED face between inflaton and unemplyment?

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Team 3: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a global recession with a sudden halt in economic activities. The Fed and the European Central Bank (ECB) lowered interest rates and launched asset purchase programs to support economies.

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Team 3: The COVID-19 pandemic caused a global recession with a sudden halt in economic activities. The Fed and the European Central Bank (ECB) lowered interest rates and launched asset purchase programs to support economies.

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Why did these central banks implement expansionary measures?

What were the immediate effects on businesses and consumers?

What might be the potential long-term effects of this policy, particularly concerning inflation?

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Team 4: Several eurozone countries faced a debt crisis, and the eurozone economy was in recession.

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Team 4: Several eurozone countries faced a debt crisis, and the eurozone economy was in recession.

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The ECB lowered interest rates and launched bond-buying programs to support struggling countries.

What were the objectives of these ECB measures?

What were the impacts on countries like Greece, Spain, and Italy?

How did these actions influence the stability of the euro?

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Team 5:The Japanese Deflation Crisis (1990s–2000s) After Japan's asset price bubble burst in the early 1990s, the country faced prolonged stagnation and deflation, with weak demand & Investment

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Team 5:The Japanese Deflation Crisis (1990s–2000s) After Japan's asset price bubble burst in the early 1990s, the country faced prolonged stagnation and deflation, with weak demand & Investment

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The BoJ implemented near-zero interest rates and launched quantitative easing (QE) policies in the early 2000s & The government increased public spending to stimulate the economy.

Why did Japan's deflationary period require aggressive monetary policy interventions?

What were the immediate impacts of the near-zero interest rates and quantitative easing on Japan's economy?

Why do you think these policies had limited success in combating deflation?