We expect to maintain interest rates at this level until we are confident that the economy has weathered recent events and is on track to achieve our maximum-employment and price-stability goals. We have also been taking broad and forceful actions to support the flow of credit in the economy.
But the Internet, and especially interactive tools, such as games that simulate real-life situations, can be very valuable, effective learning vehicles. Kids can have fun with them and learn a lot in the process - about money and credit, about how the economy works, and about how government and other institutions function.