Not a central planned economy. The fed sets interest rates to attempt stabilize the economy in terms of unemployment rates and price stability. The congress sp

Not a central planned economy. The fed sets interest rates to attempt stabilize the economy in terms of unemployment rates and price stability. The congress spends money in a Keynesian fashion to smooth the business cycle. Other than that, the economy goes where the actors in the economy, the corporations and consumers, want it to go within the rules.