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Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. McGraw-Hill/Irwin Chapter Four The Federal Reserve System, Monetary Policy, and Interest Rates

4-2 The Federal Reserve Founded by Congress under the Federal Reserve Act in 1913 Subject to oversight by Congress under its authority to coin money An independent central bank–its decisions do not have to be ratified by the President Founded by Congress under the Federal Reserve Act in 1913 Subject to oversight by Congress under its authority to coin money An independent central bank–its decisions do not have to be ratified by the President

4-3 Functions of the Federal Reserve Conduct monetary policy Supervise and regulate depository institutions Conduct monetary policy Supervise and regulate depository institutions

4-4 Functions of the Federal Reserve Maintain financial system stability The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of July 2010 requires the Fed to supervise complex financial institutions that could generate systemic risk to the economy The Fed (and others) has now been given broader powers to seize or break up institutions whose actions could harm the economy Maintain financial system stability The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of July 2010 requires the Fed to supervise complex financial institutions that could generate systemic risk to the economy The Fed (and others) has now been given broader powers to seize or break up institutions whose actions could harm the economy

4-5 Functions of the Federal Reserve Maintain financial system stability Implementing federal laws designed to protect consumers in credit and other financial transactions Implementing regulations to ensure compliance, investigating complaints, and ensuring availability of services to low and moderate income groups and certain geographic regions Maintain financial system stability Implementing federal laws designed to protect consumers in credit and other financial transactions Implementing regulations to ensure compliance, investigating complaints, and ensuring availability of services to low and moderate income groups and certain geographic regions

4-6 Functions of the Federal Reserve Provide payment and other financial services to the U.S. government, the public, FIs, and foreign official institutions Payments are increasingly electronic in nature Provide payment and other financial services to the U.S. government, the public, FIs, and foreign official institutions Payments are increasingly electronic in nature

4-7 Structure of the Federal Reserve Divided into 12 Federal Reserve districts, each with a main Federal Reserve Bank Federal Reserve Banks operate under the general supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) charters national banks, which are members of the Federal Reserve System (FRS) FRS member banks “own” the 12 Federal Reserve Banks Divided into 12 Federal Reserve districts, each with a main Federal Reserve Bank Federal Reserve Banks operate under the general supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) charters national banks, which are members of the Federal Reserve System (FRS) FRS member banks “own” the 12 Federal Reserve Banks

4-8 Board of Governors of the FRS Seven member board headquartered in Washington, DC President appoints and Senate confirms members to nonrenewable 14-year terms President appoints and Senate confirms Chairman and vice-chairman to renewable 4- year terms Formulates and conducts monetary policy and supervises and regulates banks Seven member board headquartered in Washington, DC President appoints and Senate confirms members to nonrenewable 14-year terms President appoints and Senate confirms Chairman and vice-chairman to renewable 4- year terms Formulates and conducts monetary policy and supervises and regulates banks

4-9 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) FOMC consists of 12 members seven members of the Board of Governors the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of NY the presidents of four other Federal Reserve Banks (on a rotating basis) The monetary policy-making body of the FRS FOMC consists of 12 members seven members of the Board of Governors the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of NY the presidents of four other Federal Reserve Banks (on a rotating basis) The monetary policy-making body of the FRS

4-10 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Policies seek to promote full employment, economic growth, price stability, and a sustainable pattern of international trade Are there tradeoffs between these goals? Why is international monetary cooperation necessary? Policies seek to promote full employment, economic growth, price stability, and a sustainable pattern of international trade Are there tradeoffs between these goals? Why is international monetary cooperation necessary?

4-11 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) The FOMC sets ranges for growth of monetary aggregates and the fed funds rate, and also directs operations in FX markets Open market operations are the main policy tool used to achieve monetary targets: involve the purchase and sale of U.S. government and federal agency securities are implemented by the Federal Reserve Board Trading Desk of the New York Federal Reserve Bank The FOMC sets ranges for growth of monetary aggregates and the fed funds rate, and also directs operations in FX markets Open market operations are the main policy tool used to achieve monetary targets: involve the purchase and sale of U.S. government and federal agency securities are implemented by the Federal Reserve Board Trading Desk of the New York Federal Reserve Bank

4-12 The Fed and the Crisis 2007 Term Auction Facility 2008 March: Fed facilitates J.P. Morgan Chase purchase of Bear- Stearns Term Securities Lending Facility Primary Dealer Credit Facility: Expands discount window borrowing to investment banks September: Lehman Brothers collapses, Goldman-Sachs and Morgan Stanley become commercial banks, Merrill-Lynch is bought by Bank of America 2007 Term Auction Facility 2008 March: Fed facilitates J.P. Morgan Chase purchase of Bear- Stearns Term Securities Lending Facility Primary Dealer Credit Facility: Expands discount window borrowing to investment banks September: Lehman Brothers collapses, Goldman-Sachs and Morgan Stanley become commercial banks, Merrill-Lynch is bought by Bank of America

4-13 The Fed and the Crisis 2008 (continued) Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility, the Commercial Paper Funding Facility, the Money Market Investor Funding Facility and the Term Asset- Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) are created Average weekly lending from the Fed grew from about $59 million in 2006 to almost $850 billion per week in late (continued) Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility, the Commercial Paper Funding Facility, the Money Market Investor Funding Facility and the Term Asset- Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) are created Average weekly lending from the Fed grew from about $59 million in 2006 to almost $850 billion per week in late 2008

4-14 The Fed and the Crisis August 2006 fed funds rate = 5.25% April 2008 fed funds rate = 2.00% By year end 2008 target fed funds rate between 0 and 0.25% and the discount rate was lowered to 0.5% November The Fed announces it would engage in purchasing up to $600 billion in Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities (quantitative easing) This amount was increased to $1.7 trillion in March November 2010 the Fed announced a new series of bond buying of up to $600 billion in what has been termed QE2 August 2006 fed funds rate = 5.25% April 2008 fed funds rate = 2.00% By year end 2008 target fed funds rate between 0 and 0.25% and the discount rate was lowered to 0.5% November The Fed announces it would engage in purchasing up to $600 billion in Treasuries and mortgage-backed securities (quantitative easing) This amount was increased to $1.7 trillion in March November 2010 the Fed announced a new series of bond buying of up to $600 billion in what has been termed QE2

4-15 Federal Reserve Banks Assist in the conduct of monetary policy set and change the discount rate (must be approved by the Board of Governors) make discount window loans to depository institutions Supervise and regulate FRS member banks conduct examinations and inspections of member banks issue warnings when banking activity is unsafe or unsound approve bank mergers and acquisitions Provide government services act as the commercial banks of the U.S. Treasury Assist in the conduct of monetary policy set and change the discount rate (must be approved by the Board of Governors) make discount window loans to depository institutions Supervise and regulate FRS member banks conduct examinations and inspections of member banks issue warnings when banking activity is unsafe or unsound approve bank mergers and acquisitions Provide government services act as the commercial banks of the U.S. Treasury

4-16 Federal Reserve Banks Issue new currency collect and replace currency in circulation as necessary Clear checks act as a central clearing system for U.S. banks clear ~25% of all checks written in the U.S. Provide wire transfer services Fedwire Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) Perform banking sector and economic research used in the formulation of monetary policy Issue new currency collect and replace currency in circulation as necessary Clear checks act as a central clearing system for U.S. banks clear ~25% of all checks written in the U.S. Provide wire transfer services Fedwire Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) Perform banking sector and economic research used in the formulation of monetary policy

4-17 Balance Sheet of the Federal Reserve

4-18 Balance Sheet of the Federal Reserve

4-19 Balance Sheet of the Federal Reserve Note that currency in circulation + reserves = monetary base

4-20 Figure 4-5: The Process of Monetary Policy Implementation

4-21 Monetary Policy Monetary policy affects the macroeconomy by influencing the supply and demand for excess bank reserves influences the money supply and the level of short-term and long-term interest rates affects foreign exchange rates, the amount of money and credit in the economy, and the levels of unemployment, output, and prices Monetary policy affects the macroeconomy by influencing the supply and demand for excess bank reserves influences the money supply and the level of short-term and long-term interest rates affects foreign exchange rates, the amount of money and credit in the economy, and the levels of unemployment, output, and prices

4-22 Monetary Policy Open market operations policy directive of the FOMC is forwarded to the Federal Reserve Board Trading Desk at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Trading Desk manager buys or sells U.S. Treasury securities in the over-the-counter (OTC) market, which keeps the fed funds rate near its desired target Open market operations policy directive of the FOMC is forwarded to the Federal Reserve Board Trading Desk at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York Trading Desk manager buys or sells U.S. Treasury securities in the over-the-counter (OTC) market, which keeps the fed funds rate near its desired target

4-23 Monetary Policy Open market operations (cont’d) FRBNY acts through the Trading Desk to implement policy directives each business day operations may be permanent or temporary may use repurchase agreements for temporary increases or decreases in excess reserves Open market operations (cont’d) FRBNY acts through the Trading Desk to implement policy directives each business day operations may be permanent or temporary may use repurchase agreements for temporary increases or decreases in excess reserves

4-24 Monetary Policy The discount rate is the rate Federal Reserve Banks charge on loans to depository institutions in their district The Federal Reserve rarely uses the discount rate as a policy tool discount rate changes are strong signals of the Federal Reserves intentions there is no guarantee that banks will borrow, nor that they will lend The discount rate is the rate Federal Reserve Banks charge on loans to depository institutions in their district The Federal Reserve rarely uses the discount rate as a policy tool discount rate changes are strong signals of the Federal Reserves intentions there is no guarantee that banks will borrow, nor that they will lend

4-25 Monetary Policy Reserve requirements are the reserve assets depository institutions must keep to “back” transaction deposits reserve assets include vault cash and deposits at Federal Reserve Banks The multiplier effect Reserve requirements are the reserve assets depository institutions must keep to “back” transaction deposits reserve assets include vault cash and deposits at Federal Reserve Banks The multiplier effect

4-26 Monetary Policy Suppose reserves are $2 billion and the Fed increases reserves by 1% or $20 million when bank reserve requirements are 10%. What is the predicted increase in bank deposits? Suppose reserves are $2 billion and the Fed increases reserves by 1% or $20 million when bank reserve requirements are 10%. What is the predicted increase in bank deposits?

4-27 Monetary Policy Suppose that instead of changing the $2 billion in reserves the Fed reduces the reserve requirement from 10% to 9%. What is the predicted increase in bank deposits?

4-28 Monetary Policy Expansionary monetary policy open market purchases of securities by the Fed discount rate decreases reserve requirement ratio decreases Contractionary monetary policy open market sales of securities by the Fed discount rate increases reserve requirement ratio increases Expansionary monetary policy open market purchases of securities by the Fed discount rate decreases reserve requirement ratio decreases Contractionary monetary policy open market sales of securities by the Fed discount rate increases reserve requirement ratio increases

4-29 Money Supply versus Interest Rate Targeting Interest Rate Quantity of Money i’=8% i*=6% i’’=4% MSMS M D’ M D’’ MDMD Interest Rate Quantity of Money i T = 6% i’’= 5% M S’ MSMS M D’ MDMD M D’’ MSMS

4-30 Problems in Conducting Monetary Policy Significant time lags involved between policy implementation and effect Supplying money to lenders does not guarantee they will lend Significant time lags involved between policy implementation and effect Supplying money to lenders does not guarantee they will lend

4-31 Problems in Conducting Monetary Policy Lowering interest rates or supplying money are attempts to stimulate demand, but they may not work Problems in consumer confidence High unemployment High debt levels Lowering interest rates or supplying money are attempts to stimulate demand, but they may not work Problems in consumer confidence High unemployment High debt levels

4-32 Problems in Conducting Monetary Policy Excessive money creation may reduce the value of the dollar and generate inflation Inflation can cause interest rates to increase, hurting growth Loss in confidence of foreign investors could cause higher interest rates, hurting growth Excessive money creation may reduce the value of the dollar and generate inflation Inflation can cause interest rates to increase, hurting growth Loss in confidence of foreign investors could cause higher interest rates, hurting growth

4-33 International Monetary Policy The Federal Reserve generally allows foreign exchange rates to fluctuate freely Foreign exchange intervention commitments between countries about the institutional aspects of their intervention in the foreign exchange markets similar to open market purchases and sales of Treasury securities The Federal Reserve generally allows foreign exchange rates to fluctuate freely Foreign exchange intervention commitments between countries about the institutional aspects of their intervention in the foreign exchange markets similar to open market purchases and sales of Treasury securities

4-34 International Monetary Policy The Federal Reserve generally allows foreign exchange rates to fluctuate freely Foreign exchange intervention commitments between countries about the institutional aspects of their intervention in the foreign exchange markets similar to open market purchases and sales of Treasury securities The Federal Reserve generally allows foreign exchange rates to fluctuate freely Foreign exchange intervention commitments between countries about the institutional aspects of their intervention in the foreign exchange markets similar to open market purchases and sales of Treasury securities

4-35 Global Rescue Programs Responses by major central banks to the financial crisis: Expansion of retail deposit insurance Direct injections of capital to improve lender’s balance sheets Debt guarantees Asset purchases or asset guarantees Stress tests of banks Responses by major central banks to the financial crisis: Expansion of retail deposit insurance Direct injections of capital to improve lender’s balance sheets Debt guarantees Asset purchases or asset guarantees Stress tests of banks

4-36 Global Rescue Programs