Quantity of Federal Funds Borrowed and Lent Federal Funds Rate 6 % Supply of Federal Funds Demand for Federal Funds E
Federal Funds Rate 6 % New Supply of Federal Funds Demand for Federal Funds E1E1 E0E0 5 % Original Supply of Federal Funds Quantity of Federal Funds Borrowed and Lent
Quantity of federal funds borrowed and lent Federal Funds Rate Demand for Federal Funds E1E1 E0E0 5 % Supply of Federal Funds Target Rate A B
Prime Rate Federal Funds Rate Interest Rate (%)
Intended Investment (II ) Interest rate (r ) II r0r0 II 0 II 1 r1r1
Intended Investment (II ) Interest rate (r ) II 0 II 1 r
45 Income Aggregate Demand and Output AD 1 (with new, lower interest rate, r 1 ) E1E1 E0E0 AD 0 (with old interest rate, r 0 ) Y1Y1 Y0Y0
Expansionary monetary policy Lowers interest rates Investment is encouraged Aggregate demand rises Equilibrium GDP rises
Federal Funds Rate (%)
Nonresidential Investment Residential Investment Private Fixed Investment (billions of 2000 dollars)
Intended Investment (II) Interest rate (r ) II 0 II 1 5% II 1 8% A B Original Target Rate New Target Rate II 0
Quantity of Bonds Price of Bonds (and interest rate) $ 100 (i = 5%) Supply of Bonds Demand for Bonds E
Quantity of Bonds Price of Bonds (and interest rate) $ 100 (i = 5%) Supply of Bonds Original Demand for Bonds E0E0 E1E1 $103 (i = 2%) New Demand for Bonds
3 month T-bill Federal Funds Rate Interest Rate (%)
Quantity of Money Interest Rate (i ) i0i0 Money Supply Money Demand E0E0 E1E1 i1i1
Interest Rate (%) Federal Funds Rate Nominal 30-Year Mortgage Rate Real 30-Year Mortgage Rate