Monetary Policy review
huh???? can you break it downnnnn??? MMMMonetary policy – things the Federal Reserve does to regulate the economy & influence the rate of inflation by increasing or decreasing the money supply tttthe actions will depend upon where in the business cycle the economy is…..
A period of contraction (recession) - means that the economy has slowed way down – unemployment is high, people aren’t spending or borrowing money, the economy is not growing
What will the Fed want to do? wwwwhen the economy is in a recession (contraction) the Fed will want to increase the money supply to get the economy moving & growing again
How do they do thattttt???????? Easy Money policy!! 1. decrease the discount (interest) rate this encourages people to take out loans which increases the amount of money in circulation!
2. Reduce the reserve requirements when banks have to keep less money in reserves, they can lend more money out …which increases the amount of money in circulation!
3. “Open market operations” – buy government bonds the Fed buys the bonds using Federal Reserve funds …….. which increases the amount of money in circulation!
Oh…..I get it!!! ……..but what about….. AAAA period of expansion - means that the economy has been steadily growing - interest rates are high, unemployment is low - inflation – prices increasing
…so…what will the Fed do nowwww?? wwwwhen the economy is in an expansion, the Fed will want to decrease the money supply to slow the economy down and reduce inflation
…..how…..??????Tight Money policy!! 1. Increase the discount (interest) rate this will discourage people from taking out loans, which will decrease the amount of money in circulation
2. Increase the reserve requirements banks will have to keep more money in reserves, and will have less money to lend out ….which will decrease the amount of money in circulation
3. “Open market operations – sell government bonds the money received for the bonds is taken out of the market ….which decreases the amount of money in circulation!