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“…the process by
which the
monetary
authority of a
country controls
the supply of
money.”
What for?
What for?
Expansionary Contractionary
Problem Remedy Means
manipulate the short manipulate the supply control the total money supply
term interest rate of base money
How OMOs Work: Buying
securities from commercial bank
Fed/ CB
• Gives up • Increases
securities • Pays the reserves
bank
Bank Bank
How OMOs Work: Buying
securities from public
Fed/ CB Bank
• Gives up • Deposits
securities • Pays in bank • Increases
reserves
Public Public
How OMOs Work: Selling securities
to commercial bank
• Gives up
Bank • Decreases
securities • Pays reserves
Fed/CB Bank
How OMOs Work: Selling securities
to public
• Gives up
Public • Decreases
securities • Pays by reserves
check from
bank
Fed/CB Bank
Understanding The Reserve
Requirements
Required reserves
A certain fraction of
deposits that a depository
institution is required to
reserve.
Set by the central bank
Price stability
Nominal Anchor in Price Stability
Goal
Nominal anchor uses a certain
nominal variable which ties down
the price level.
High Employment
“…ensuring that resources
are not idle”
Economic Growth
“…crises can
interfere with the
main function”
Stability of Financial
Markets
“…fluctuations can
create uncertainty
in economy”
Interest-Rate Stability
“…stability makes it
easier for businesses to
plan ahead”
Stability in Foreign
Exchange Market