chapter 5
DESCRIPTION
Chapter 5. CENTRAL BANKS AND THE CREATION OF MONEY. The Federal Reserve System. Board of Governors Federal Reserve Banks Member Banks Federal Open Market Committee. Tools of Monetary Policy. Reserve Requirements Open Market Operations Open Market Repurchase Agreements Discount Rate. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Chapter 5
CENTRAL BANKS AND THE CREATION
OF MONEY
The Federal Reserve System
Board of Governors
Federal Reserve Banks
Member Banks
Federal Open Market Committee
Tools of Monetary Policy
Reserve Requirements
Open Market Operations
Open Market Repurchase
Agreements
Discount Rate
Reserve Requirements
Fractional Reserve Banking System Required reserve ratio
Demand depositsTime deposits
Total reservesRequired reservesExcess reserves
Open Market OperationsFed purchases and sales of
government securitiesFed purchases
Increase excess reserves Increase new loans Increase money supply
Fed sales Decrease excess reserves Decrease loans Decrease money supply
Open Market Repurchase Agreements
Repurchase Agreement Fed buys securities from a seller who agrees to
repurchase them at a higher price on a certain date in the future. (Temporary increase in excess reserves.)
Reverse Repurchase Agreement Fed sells securities and agrees to repurchase
them at a higher price on a certain date in the future. (Temporary decrease in excess reserves.)
Discount Rate
Rate charged on loans from the Fed’s discount window.
Administratively set by Board of Governors
An increase in the discount rate discourages banks from borrowing from the Fed
A decrease in the discount rate encourages banks to borrow from the Fed
Different Uses of Money
Unit of Account Numeraire
Medium of Exchange Currency and demand deposits
Store of Value Time deposits
Monetary Aggregates
Monetary Base: Currency in circulation Currency and coins plus total reserves
M1 Money Supply Currency plus demand deposits
M2 Money Supply M1 plus short-term time deposits
M3 Money Supply M2 plus long-term time deposits
Money Multiplier
Process by which changes in bank reserves generate larger changes in the money supply.
Size of Multiplier Influenced by: Reserve requirement ratio Public’s demand for cash Banks’ willingness to make loans Level of interest Rates
The Money Supply Process in an Open Economy
Foreign Exchange Market Intervention The Fed’s purchase and sale of foreign
currencies Purchase of foreign currencies
Increases monetary baseReduces value of the U.S. currency
Sale of foreign currenciesDecreases monetary baseIncreases value of the U.S. currency
Central Banks Around the World
European Central Bank
Bank of England
Bank of Japan
European Central Bank (ECB)
Replaced central banks in the 11 countries participating in the European Economic Community
Structure of ECB is decentralizedMajor Issues: Weakness of EuroMajor Aspects: TransparencyPolicy objective: price stability
England: Bank of England
Primary Roles: Monetary Policy and Stability of Financial System
Bank of England Act (1998) No longer under control of Exchequer Management of Government debt
Policy objective: price stabilityIndependenceTransparency
Japan: Bank of Japan
Ministry of FinanceBank of Japan Law (1998)
Independence Transparency
Policy objective: price stabilityPolicy BoardTanKan Report