Chapter 14. Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve Link to syllabus Chapter 17 is an extension of this material, focusing on how incomplete regulation led to the financial crisis starting in We won’t have time to address this directly.
Monetary Aggregates, Fig. 14-1, p M2 is much bigger than M1.
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How Banks Create Money. Table 14-1, p New Loans Total (this New stage) Loans ,710 Fourth stage 729 2,629 3, ,439 (Required reserve ratio is 0.10)
The Monetary Base and the Money Supply. Fig p. 425
The Effect of Bank Runs, Table 14-2, p. 426 Very bad for banks, and the rest of us.
The Federal Reserve System. Fig. 14-6, p. 428.
Yellen to Back Stimulus Plan in Remarks to Senators Janet L. Yellen, President Obama’s choice to lead the Federal Reserve for the next four years, plans to tell senators at her confirmation hearing on Thursday that continuing the Fed’s enormous stimulus campaign is the best way to revive the economy and hasten the program’s end. Ms. Yellen’s prepared remarks, as expected, amount to an affirmation of the Fed’s current course, which she has helped create over the last three years as a crucial supporter of the current chairman, Ben S. Bernanke.prepared remarks
(different text). Reserve Requirements 2006.
Link to Federal Reserve Board of Governors
FOMC Decisions
OMC Meeting (early 2012?)
Open Market Committee Seating
RollerCoaster joke
GreenspanJoke
Greenspan pictures Fan of Benny Goodman A member of Ayn Rand’s “collective”
Greenspan and Paul Volcker, his predecessor Close, but no cigar
Greenspan viewed by cartoonists Inscrutable Alan
The Federal Reserves Assets and Liabilities. Fig p. 398 Won’t be covered on exams in 201
Open Market Operations by the Fed. Fig. 14-8, p. 430 Fed buys bonds Fed sells bonds
The Fed’s Response to the Current Crisis. Fig p. 433
The TED Spread. Figure 14-10, p. 439