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4 functions of the federal reserve system

  1. provides financial services to depository institutions

  2. supervise + regulate banking institutions

  3. maintain the stability of the financial system

  4. conduct monetary policy

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depository institutions

banks, U.S. government, etc.

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why is the FED called the “banker’s bank”?

conducts the services of banks: holding reserves, clearing checks, providing cash, and transferring funds

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how does the FED maintain stability in the financial system?

provide liquidity

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why does the FED supervise + regulate banking institutions?

to ensure the safety and soundness of the financial system

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3 tools of the FED

  1. the reserve requirement

  2. the discount rate

  3. open market operations

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federal funds market

a financial market that allows banks that fall short of the reserve requirement to borrow reserves from banks holding excess reserves

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federal funds rate

IR that banks charge other banks for loans

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how is the MS altered through changing the RR?

lower RR —> more loans —> increase in MS via the MM (and vice-versa)

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discount rate

IR the FED charges on loans to banks who don’t meet the reserve requirement

  • goes through the discount window

  • set by indiv. reserve banks + approved by the BOG

  • usually 1 pt. higher than the FFR (so banks go to each other for money first before the FED) + move with short-term IR

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how is the MS altered through changing the DR?

lowered spread between DR and FFR —> cost to banks short of reserves decreases —> more lending —> increased MS via MM (and vice-versa)

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FED’s assets

government debt (U.S. treasury bills)

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U.S. treasury bills

short-term U.S. government bonds w/ a maturity of less than one year

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FED’s liabilities

monetary base (cic + reserves)

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open market operations

FED buys/sells bonds

  • usually done through commerical banks

  • how the FOMC indirectly sets a target FFR

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how is the MS altered through buying/selling bonds?

buy —> greater monetary base (due to greater reserves) —> greater MS via MM (and vice-versa)

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IMPORTANT INFO

the FED can add to the monetary base at its own discretion, since fiat money isn’t backed by anything

  • can only control MB, not MS, but by changing the MB, MS (and IR) is influenced

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eurozone

European countries who have adopted the euro as their currency

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compare the FED vs. ECB (similarities, differences)

  1. both aren’t privately-owned or part of the govt.

  2. BOG = ECB executive board

  3. 12 regional FED banks = national central banks

  4. FOMC = ECB governing council

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t or f: when the FED sells T-bills to commercial banks, those banks’ reserves decrease

t

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