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|  |  Dates for:   1999    |  1998    |  1997    |  1996    |  1995    |  1994    |  1993    |  1992    |  1991    |  1990
 
 
| 1991 |  
| FOMC Meeting | Directive | Bias | Vote | Policy Change | Fed Funds Target | Change | Discount Rate | Change |  
| 2/5 & 2/6 | Maintain 
 | Easier 
 | 11 to 0 
 | 3/8
 | 6.25 6.00
 | - 0.25
 | 6.00 
 | 
 |  
| 3/26 | Maintain 
 | Symmetrical 
 | 10 to 0 
 | 4/30
 | 6.00 5.75
 | - 0.25
 | 6.00 5.50
 | - 0.50
 |  
| 5/14 | Maintain | Symmetrical | 10 to 0 |  | 5.75 |  | 5.50 |  |  
| 7/2 & 7/3 | Maintain 
 | Symmetrical 
 | 10 to 0 
 | 8/6
 | 5.75 5.50
 | - 0.25
 | 5.50 
 | 
 |  
| 8/20 | Maintain 
 | Easier 
 | 10 to 0 
 | 9/13
 | 5.50 5.25
 | 
 | 5.50 5.00
 | 
 |  
| 10/1 | Maintain 
 | Easier 
 | 10 to 0 
 | 10/31
 | 5.25 5.00
 | - 0.25
 | 5.50 
 | 
 |  
| 11/5 
 
 | Decrease Somewhat 
 
 | Easier 
 
 | 8 to 2 
 
 | 11/6
 12/6
 | 5.00 4.75
 4.50
 | - 0.25
 - 0.25
 | 5.00 4.50
 
 | - 0.50
 
 |  
| 12/17 | Maintain 
 | Easier 
 | 11 to 1 
 | 12/20
 | 4.50 4.00
 | - 0.50
 | 4.50 3.50
 | - 1.00
 |  
 
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