1. (Monetary Aggregates) Calculate M1 and M2 using the following information: Large-denomination time deposits $ 304 billion Currency and coin held by nonbanking public 438 billion Checkable deposits 509 billion Small-denomination time deposits 198 billion Traveler’s checks 18 billion Savings deposits 326 billion Money market mutual fund accounts 637 billion 2. (Reserve Accounts) Suppose that a bank’s customer deposits $4‚000 in her checking account. The required
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Financial Institutions Financial institutions are either private or government owned organizations that operates as a channel between the borrowers and savers of funds. One of the main functions of financial institutions is to provide the financing that boosts the economic development of a nation. For instance‚ a stable financial system accommodates the flow of funds between investors and savers. However an instable financial system occurs when there’s a disruption in this process causing a distortion
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Meaning of monetary policy Monetary policy is the management of money supply and interest rates by central banks to influence prices and employment. Monetarypolicy works through expansion or contraction of investment and consumption expenditure.Monetary policy is the process by which the government‚ central bank (RBI in India)‚ or monetary authority of a country controls : (i) The supply of money (ii) Availability of money (iii) Cost of money or rate of interest In order to attain a set
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[pic] Assignment #3 Principles of Microeconomics Spring‚ 2011 Due Date: March 16th‚ 2011 Lecturer: juwang Answer All Questions 1. The following questions refer to graphs A and B below. In the graphs‚ Qf represents full-employment output and Qu1 and Qu2 represent less-than-full-employment levels of output. ( 3 Marks) (a) Which of the two graphs best illustrates the Keynesian view of the macroeconomy‚ and which best illustrates the classical view? Explain. (b) When demand shifts
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Difference between monetary targeting‚ inflation targeting and Taylor rule. In which case is money demand exogenous and in which case endogenous? Monetary targeting Monetary targeting is a strategy that uses monetary aggregates as an intermediate to achieve an ultimate goal such as price stability. In other words the amount of money in circulation is controlled by the central bank to achieve price stability or a stable inflation rates. From a neoclassical point of view‚ this is the best monetary
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I. Evaluation of RBI’s monetary policy over the last decade Effects of Monetary Policy and related tools to control the supply of money in the economy over the past 10 years: Year CRR SLR Repo Rate Exchange Rate (against $) 2004-2005 5 25 6 43.5 2005-2006 5 25 6.25 45 2006-2007 5.50 25 7.25 44.23 2007-2008 7.50 25 7.75 39.5 2008-2009 5.50 24 6.5 48.45 2009-2010 5 25 4.75 46.68 2010-2011 6 24 6.25 45.15 2011-2012 6 24 6.5 53.26 2012-2013 4.25 23 8 54.77 2013-2014 4 23 7.75 62.62 There
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the Credit Crisis of 2008 and What it Means‚ Public Affairs [3] Ben S. Bernanke‚ (2002) Asset-Price “Bubbles” and Monetary Policy. The Federal Reserve Board‚ Remarks by Governor Ben S. Bernanke‚ October 15‚ 2002 [Online] Available at: http://www.federalreserve.gov/boarddocs/speeches/2002/20021015/default.htm [4] David Gruen‚ Michael Plumb and Andrew Stone‚ (2003) How Should Monetary Policy Respond to Asset-price Bubbles? RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA 2003 CONFERENCE [Online] Available at: http://www.rba
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briefly compare monetary policy in the euro area and in the US. Of course there are differences between the two areas‚ but there are also important similarities. This comparison can help us understand the reasons behind their differences and may provide some useful insights into the institutional implications for euro area monetary policy in the future. I will structure my remarks around three themes: the policy goals of the two monetary unions‚ their organization‚ and the monetary policy decision-making
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foreign currency exchange‚ and foreign exchange rate against US dollar was traditionally designated as around 6 Kyats per dollar since 1975 while the market exchange rate fluctuated between 780 and 1‚000 per dollar for the past several years. However‚ since the government transform into Democracy System‚ the banking policy is also became to start change for the stability of financial and exchange rate with the advice of IMF‚ World Bank and Asia Development Bank. Myanmar knows that they cannot attract
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