Sunday, March 29, 2015

Types of Deposits and how they affect the money supply

If the initial deposit is just cash from a person: 
  • It consists of existing money
  • It increases bank reserves
  • It doesn't have an immediate impact on the money supply because it is already composed of M1 money

If the initial deposit is a result of the FED purchasing a bond from the public:
  • It consists of new money (new money is being created)
  • It increases bank reserves
  • It has an immediate impact on money supply because money from the Fed puts new money in circulation

If the initial deposit is a result of the bank purchasing a bond from the public:

  • It consists of new money (new money is being created)
  • It increases bank reserves
  • It has an immediate impact on the money supply because money coming from actual reserves puts new money in circulation
Key Principles
  • A single bank can create money (through loans) by the amount of excess reserves
  • The banking system as a whole can create money by a multiple of the initial excess reserves
Factors That Weaken the Effectiveness of the Deposit Multiplier
  • If banks fail to loan out all of their excess reserves
  • If bank customers take their loans in cash rather than in new checking account deposits, it creates a cash or currency drain

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