class 9 Flashcards
what is money supply?
the quantity of money available in an economy
what are the 3 types of money supply?
M0
M1
M2
what is M0?
notes and coins in circulation (in the hands of the public)
what is M1?
M0 + all chequable deposits at depository institutions like banks and credit unions
what is M2?
M1+ term deposits, certificates of deposits, savings accounts
what is an example of M0?
all of the cash that the public has in their wallets
what is an example of M1?
all of the cash that the public has in their wallets and all of the money in checking accounts in banks and credit unions
what is an example of M2?
all of the cash that the public has in their wallets, all of the money in checking accounts in banks and credit unions and all of the money in savings accounts and at a bank for a certain term
are credit cards a part of money supply?
no they are not
who are the 3 players who control the money supply process?
the central bank
banks (depository institutions)
depositors
how do central banks control the money supply?
they are the ones who conduct monetary policy and who are responsible for how much cash and money is in circulation (impacting M0,M1,M2)
how do banks and depository institutions control the money supply?
they are the ones responsible for accepting deposits from individuals and institutions and they make loans (impacting M0,M1,M2)
how are depositors responsible for controlling money supply?
they make the decision of how much cash they hold, impacting M0
what are the 2 things that make up bank reserves?
settlement balances
vault cash
what are settlement balances?
banks have an account at the bank of canada in which they hold deposits, those balances are called settlement balances
what is vault cash?
the cash that banks hold in their vault to meet the withdrawal needs of their depositors
why do banks hold reserves?
to meet the withdrawal demands of their depositors and to manage their liquidity requirements
what are desired reserves (DR)/ required reserves?
reserves that are held to meet the central banks requirement for every dollar of deposits (demand deposits+ fixed term deposits) at a bank, a certain fraction must be kept as reserves
what is the desired reserve ratio?
the fraction of deposits (both fixed term deposits and demand deposits) that a bank desires to be kept as reserves
what is an example of a desired reserve ratio?
if the bank has 50 million worth of demand deposits and 50 million in fixed term deposits, they would have to keep 10 million as reserves if the desired reserve ratio was 10%, 10% of total reserves
what is the required reserve ratio in the US?
10%
what are excess reserves?
any reserves that a bank keeps that is more than the required reserve ratio
what canada have a required reserve ratio?
no, the banks can decide their own desired reserve ratio
what does a bank do if they don’t have enough reserves to meet their depositors withdrawal needs, what do they have to do?
they must borrow overnight funds from other banks or the BoC
what makes up a banks reserves?
both desired reserves and excess reserves