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Beat the Fed

Run the Federal Reserve in this macroeconomics time-traveling simulation game. Apply monetary and fiscal policies and monitor and assess the impact on unemployment, inflation, and other key economic metrics. Can you Beat the Fed?

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July 2, 2024
2 years and 30 days ago
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About the Game

Take control of the US economy as you travel through time trying to rein in unemployment & inflation.
Can you do better than the US Federal Reserve has done in the past?

Characters from different time periods need your help. Accomplish their missions and you’ll earn points and virtual dollars. Earn enough points to unlock access to the next time period.


Invest your earnings based on what you know about historical events and monetary policy, which you control. Master stock and bond trading in challenging market conditions. Will you get in before the masses or lose it all in a crash?

Use your fortune to customize your avatar and move up the Leaderboards.


Bill Ockham, an inventor and economist from the future, has loaned you his time machine to travel to the Great Depression, the Dot Com era, the 2008 Housing Crash, and other exciting periods in US economic history.


Do you have what it takes to Beat the Fed?