Chapter 23 - Monetary policy & the Federal Reserve

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Reserve requirements
________: set by the Fed, the minimum values of the ratio of bank reserves to bank deposits that commercial banks are allowed to maintain.
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Quantitative easing
________ (QE): expansionary monetary policy in which a central bank buys financial assets from private financial institutions, thereby lowering the yield or return of those assets while increasing the money supply.
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Federal Reserve
The ________ controls the nominal interest rate by changing the supply of money.
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real interest
To fight a recession (a recessionary output gap), the Fed lowers the ________ rate, stimulating planned spending and output.
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Federal Open Market Committee
________ (FOMC): committee that makes decisions concerning monetary policy.
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Discount
________ window lending: lending of reserves by the Federal Reserve to commercial banks.
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allocation decision
Portfolio ________: decision about the forms in which to hold one's wealth.
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Deposit insurance
________: system under which the government guarantees that depositors will not lose any money even if their bank goes bankrupt.
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reserve requirements
An increase in discount window lending, a reduction in ________, a decrease in the interest rate paid on required reserves, or quantitative easing will all have the same effect.
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real interest
Through its control of the ________ rate, the Fed is able to influence planned spending and short- run equilibrium output.
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real interest
An increase in the ________ rate reduces both consumption spending and planned investment spending.
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Board of Governors
leadership of the Fed, consisting of seven governors appointed by the president to staggered 14-year terms
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Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
committee that makes decisions concerning monetary policy
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Banking panic
situation in which news or rumors of the imminent bankruptcy of one or more banks leads bank depositors to rush to withdraw their funds
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Deposit insurance
system under which the government guarantees that depositors will not lose any money even if their bank goes bankrupt
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Federal funds rate
interest rate that commercial banks charge each other for very short-term (usually over night) loans; because the Fed frequently sets its policy in terms of the federal funds rate, this rate is closely watched in financial markets
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Portfolio allocation decision
decision about the forms in which to hold one's wealth
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Demand for money
amount of wealth an individual or firm chooses to hold in the form of money
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Money demand curve
curve that shows the relation ship between the aggregate quantity of money demanded M and the nominal interest i; rate i; because an increase in the nominal interest rate in creases the opportunity cost of holding money, which re duces the quantity of money demanded, the money demand curve slopes down
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Discount window lending
lending of reserves by the Federal Reserve to commercial banks
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Discount rate = primary credit rate
interest rate that the Fed charges commercial banks to borrow reserves
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Reserve requirements
set by the Fed, the minimum values of the ratio of bank reserves to bank deposits that commercial banks are allowed to maintain
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Quantitative easing (QE)
expansionary monetary policy in which a central bank buys financial assets from private financial institutions, thereby lowering the yield or return of those assets while increasing the money supply
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Board of Governors
Leadership of the Fed, consisting of seven governors appointed by the president to staggered 14-year terms
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Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
Committee that makes decisions concerning monetary policy
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Banking panic
Situation in which news or rumors of the imminent bankruptcy of one or more banks leads bank depositors to rush to withdraw their funds
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Deposit insurance
System under which the government guarantees that depositors will not lose any money even if their bank goes bankrupt
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Federal funds rate
Interest rate that commercial banks charge each other for very short-term (usually over night) loans; because the Fed frequently sets its policy in terms of the federal funds rate, this rate is closely watched in financial markets
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Portfolio allocation decision
Decision about the forms in which to hold one's wealth
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Demand for money
Amount of wealth an individual or firm chooses to hold in the form of money
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Money demand curve
Curve that shows the relation ship between the aggregate quantity of money demanded M and the nominal interest i: rate i; because an increase in the nominal
interest rate in creases the opportunity cost of holding money, which re duces the quantity of money demanded. the money demand curve slopes down
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Discount window lending
Lending of reserves by the Federal Reserve to commercial banks
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Discount rate = primary credit rate
Interest rate that the Fed charges commercial banks to borrow reserves
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Reserve requirements
Set by the Fed, the minimum values of the ratio of bank reserves to bank deposits that commercial banks are allowed to maintain
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Quantitative easing (QE)
Expansionary monetary policy in which a central bank buys financial assets from private financial institutions, thereby lowering the yield or return of those assets while increasing the money supply