federal reserve system Flashcards
fiscal is
treasury and congress
-applies to tex poliyc and unemployemnt
monetary is
fed
difference between monetary and fiscal
institution diffference. they used to be carried out by the gov. now they are (by law) independent
how do we measure inflation
RGDP
what is the optimal rate of inflation
should be (+)
when was the change of the feds mandate
- can chage it again. they consider switch to single mandate
pre independence
euro. coins, barter, locally issued commodity backed fiat
-no central power
-double coincadence of wants
was the first bank of the united states like Fed
not like fed today because no distinction between monetary and fiscal issue
what was used to finance civil war
green backs
what was debate about bonds
should we issue bonds
north=yes
south=no we leave it to states
why did US want to create fed
US financial stuff was saved by JP morgan so US decided they did not want indiviudal people to have so much influence, so created fed to issue money
what do fed actions depend on
its mandate
-like in WWII mandate/focus was financing/winning war
why is there less incentive to bank run today
because it is FDIC insured
FDIC = prevent bank runs (prevent fire in 1st place)
four primary tools of fed
1) reserve requirements
2) interest on reserves
3)open market operations
4) discount rate
reserve requirement
% deposit banks have to hold to support said deposits
what is reserve requirement % today
it is zero because banks use to be on tight leash and in 2020 got rid of leash become some slack on leash already after 2010
what is interest on reserves
whne they hold reserve money with fed. main tool fed uses today to change interest rates. pay banks 5% on reserve holdings
what are open market operations
purchase/sale of financial assets on financial markets
what are main open market operations
bond and rates. also buy ortage back secuity and commencial bonds (business debt)
what is discount rate
rate if ou take out loan from bank that you pay
is interest on reserve lower than discount rate
yes because fed changes it more