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Monetary Policy:
Regulating Money Supply
Trade Quiz
#1: What are the two conflicting responsibilities of the Federal Reserve?
Maximizing GDP & Employment while at the same time keeping inflation low
Review Quiz
#2: What are two ways the Fed has some political independence when it comes to making their decisions?
14-year term of officeDon’t rely on money from Congress to keep running
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#e: How many members of the Fed Board of Governors are there?
7
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#4: How many District Branches of the Federal Reserve system are there?
Review Quiz
12
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#5: What is the “discount rate?”
The interest rate that the Federal Reserve charges on direct loans to the 12 District Banks
Review Quiz
Trade Quiz
#6: Who is on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC?
The 7 members of the Board of Governors and 5 of the presidents of the District Banks
Review Quiz
Trade Quiz
#7: What important decisions does the FOMC make?
What the FFR should be and how much money there should be in the economy?
Review Quiz
Federal Reserve Structure
Meets 8 times a year to vote on Monetary Policy
Federal Reserve
Board of Governors
(7 members)
Ben BernankeChairman
Federal Open Market Committee= 7 Governors + 5 District Bank Presidents—meets 8 timesper year
12 District FederalReserve Banks
BostonSan FranciscoNew YorkAtlantaChicagoDallas, etc.
Member Banks
All national banks
Some state banks
Federal Funds Rate = Interest ratethat the 12 District banks charge Each other on overnight loans
Discount Rate=Interest rate that the Fed lends money directly to District Banks
(rarely used) SF Fed Building—Market Street
The Money Market
S-Money
D-Money
InterestRate (FFR)
Qty $
The Money Market
Demand for money is downward sloping as interest rates ↓ more $ is demanded
Supply of Money is fixed by the Fed
Fed “controls” money supply throughmonetary policy
Modern-day economies are almost entirelyrun on CREDIT—it’s all about borrowingCONSTANTLY
2 Types of Monetary Policy
• LOOSE Monetary Policy (increasing the money supply)
• TIGHT Monetary policy (decreasing the money supply)
1. Discount Rate Changes• Changing the interest rate at which District
Banks borrow directly from the Fed
Two Tools of Monetary Policy
Two Tools of Monetary Policy
2. Open Market Operations– Federal Reserve action to buy or sell Treasury bonds
-- This changes the money supply, which shifts the Federal Funds Rate
*Demonstration
MD
MS2InterestRate (FFR)
Qty of $
MS1
---------FFR1
-------------------FFR2
PriceLevel
RealGDP
AS1
AD2
AD1
Affects AD-people borrow& spend more
• First, the Fed lowers the discount rate (i.e. 3% to 2%)
• Next, the Fed uses Open Market Operations to increase money supply
--the Fed Buys government bonds from anyone selling them
Loose (aka Expansionary) Monetary Policy
Important Fact: Time Lag
FYI: Both Fiscal Policy (6-12 months) and Monetary Policy (12-24 months) have a time lag
Translation: they do not have immediate effect
MS1
MD
InterestRate (FFR)
Qty of $
MS2
---------------FFR1
-------------FFR2
AS1
PriceLevel
RealGDP
AD1
AD2
Affects AD-people borrow & spend less
Tight (aka Contractionary)Monetary Policy• First, the Fed raises the discount rate (i.e. 4.5% to 5.0%)
• Next, the Fed uses Open Market Operations to decrease money supply
--the Fed Sells government bonds to willing investors
Economic Issue
Policy Type(Moderately Loose,
Aggressively Loose,Moderately Tight,
Aggressively Tight, orTake No Action)
What action would the Fed take
regarding Discount
Rate (increase or decrease)
What would the Fed want to
happed to the Federal Funds Rate (increase or decrease)
What change in the Money Supply would be needed to bring about the desired
change in FFR (increase or decrease)
What action in Open Market Operations would be needed to
bring about the desired change in
Money Supply (Buy or Sell
Treasury Bills)1. Inflation rises to 10%
2. GDP growth is at 0.9%; the inflation rate is 1.8%
3. GDP growth rate is 2.1% and the inflation rate is 3.5%
4. Consumer confidence is falling; retail sales very weak; unemployment at 8.1%
5. GDP growth is at 4.2%; inflation is at 3.6%
AggressivelyTight
IncreaseFFR
DecreaseFFR
None OR
IncreaseFFR
DecreaseDiscount Rate
IncreaseDiscount Rate
ModeratelyTight
NoneOR
ModeratelyTight
ModeratelyLoose
AggressivelyLoose
DecreaseMoneySupply
Sell T-Bills
IncreaseMoneySupply
Buy T-Bills
None OR IncreaseDiscount Rate
None OR DecreaseMoneySupply
NoneORSell T-Bills
IncreaseMoneySupply
DecreaseDiscount Rate
DecreaseFFR
Buy T-Bills
IncreaseDiscount Rate
IncreaseFFR
DecreaseMoneySupply
Sell T-Bills
18
News Clips
http://www.asterpix.com/v/8654211/fed-cuts-interest-rates/***(first 45 seconds of 2 minute clip)
http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=federal%20funds%20rate%20suze%20orman&rls=com.microsoft:*&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wv#(Suze Orman on FFR) (4:32)
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=2d392a8b-ac77-4e73-8999-c31db8966b68***(4:29) good clip when Fed was considered cutting FFR from 1.5%
http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?mkt=en-us&vid=5dc4a263-0085-4db0-aecb-81f39870a948(roundtable on FFR increase to 4.75%) (7:40)
Economic Issue
1. Inflation rises to
10%
2. GDP growth is at 4.2%; inflation is at 3.6%
3. GDP growth is 2.1% and the inflation rate is 3.5%
4. Consumer confidence
is falling; retail sales very
weak; unemployment at
8.1%
5. GDP growth is at 0.9%; inflation rate is 1.8%
Policy Type(Moderately Loose, Aggressively Loose,Moderately Tight,
Aggressively Tight, orTake No Action)
Action on Open Market Operations (Buy or Sell
Treasury Bills
Effect on the Money Supply (increase or decrease)
Effect on
Federal
Funds Rate
(increase or
decrease
AggressiveContractionary
Sell T-BillsDecrease
MoneySupply
IncreasesFFR
ModerateContractionary
Sell T-Bills
NoneOR
Sell T-bills
Buy T-Bills
Buy T-Bills
DecreaseMoneySupply
NoneOR
Decrease MS
IncreaseMoneySupply
IncreaseMoneySupply
IncreasesFFR
NoneOR
FFR
Decreases FFR
DecreasesFFR
Take no actionOR
Mod. Contractionary
Aggressive Expansionary
Moderate Expansionary
Monetary POLICY
PriceLevel
RealGDP
AS1
Monetary Policy will shift AD curve
AD1 AD2
Economy in recession
Loose monetary policy needed
Buys Securities & lowers discount rate
AD shifts right
Money becomes cheaper; Interest rates go down
Solution: Tight Monetary Policy
Affects AD
PriceLevel
RealGDP
Economic Situation: GDP growth at +5.0%, Inflation rising, Unemployment 3%
AS1MS1
MD
InterestRate
Qty of $
MS2
---------------i1---------i2 AD1
End Result: Lower GDP & less inflation!
AD2
Loose or Tight Monetary policy needed?
Loose Monetary Policy
Affects AD
PriceLevel
RealGDP
Situation: GDP growth at -2.0%, Unemployment 9%
AS1MS2
MD
InterestRate
Qty of $
---------------i2
MS1
---------i1
AD1 AD2
Loose or Tight Monetary policy needed?
Loose Monetary Policy
Fed _________ Securities
MD
MS2InterestRate
Qty of $
MS1
---------i1
---------------i2
2. Open-Market Operations
BUYS
1. Fed _________ Discount RateLOWERS
PriceLevel
RealGDP
AS1
AD2
AD1
Affects AD
MS1
MD
NominalInterestRate
Qty of $
MS2
---------------i1---------i2
Tight Monetary Policy
2. Open-Market Operations
Fed _________ Securities
1. Fed _________ Discount Rate
AS1
PriceLevel
RealGDP
RAISES
SELLS
AD1
AD2
Affects AD