1. Monetary Policy Alan Greenspan: Was The 2 nd most powerful Person in the US. the â Fed â
2. GOALS OF MONETARY POLICY ⊠to assist the economy in achieving a full employment , noninflationary level of output Ben Bernanke : The New Man in charge at the Fed: Took over January 2006. Scored 1590 on SAT
4. The FOMC Meeting Room in Washington DC The FOMC meets around a 27-foot oval mahogany table in a room with a 23-foot ceiling with a 1,000-pound chandelier .
5. New reserves $800 Excess Reserves $ 4000 Money created thru Bank Lending Mischa Barton Deposits $1,000 In Her Bank [ RR is 20 % ] $ 200 RR $ 1000 Initial Deposit TMS is $ 5,000 Mischa from the O.C. [member of the public] Mischa Bartonâs
6. New reserves $1,000 Excess Reserves $ 5,000 New money Created thru lending Fed buys a $ 1,000 Bond from Mischaâs Bank TMS is $5000 20% RR Fed Mischa Bartonâs
11. â When the party gets too good, itâs the job of the Fed to take away the punch bowl.â The Fedâs policy is âIf you see inflation, its too late. Whip it before it gets out of the box.â During a recession, the Fed is happy to âspike the punch.â
12. If The Economy Is Exceeding The FE GDP Speed Limit Of 4% -
14. See if you can understand some âGREEN-SPEAKâ
15. â For Richer or For Poorer â For Andrea, it took 12 years to get a marriage proposal she could understand. [She got 3, but didnât understand what he was saying]
18. Y R Real GDP D M Investment Demand Reall Interest Rate 10 8 6 0 Money Market QID1 â Easy Moneyâ During Recessions MS 1 AS AD 1 P 1 10 8 6 0 MS 2 P 2 Price level Buy If there is RECESSION MS will be increased. QID2 D I Y* â Easy Moneyâ â (Buy/Sell) bonds, which (increase/decrease) MS, which (increase/decrease) interest rates, which (appreciate/depreciate) the dollar, which (increase/decrease) C, Ig, & Xn, which (increase/decrease ) AD & therefore, PL, GDP, & emp. E 1 E 2 AD 2 â Students, should the Fed increase or decrease the money supply?â Jobs are tough to get. LRAS
19. D I AD 1 Y I D m Investment Demand Reall Interest Rate 10 8 6 0 Money Market QID 2 AS 10 8 6 0 P 2 MS 1 P 1 MS 2 If there is INFLATION , MS will be decreased. Sell QID 1 Y * â Tight Moneyâ during Inflation â Tight Moneyâ â (Buy/Sell) bonds, which (incr/decr) the MS, which (incr/decr) in. rates, which (apprec/deprec) the dollar, which (incr/decr) C, Ig, & Xn, which (incr/decr) AD, PL, & GDP. E 1 E 2 AD 2 â Now, should I buy or sell ?â â Iâll get rid of some money.â LRAS
20. Y R Y * Investment Demand 9 % 6% 3 % 0 Money Market $50 $60 AS AD 1 PL 1 9 % 6 % 3 % 0 MS 2 AD 2 PL 2 $70 Y I AD 3 D I D m PL 3 MS 1 MS 3 $100 120 140 Q I D I =$50] I =$60 I =$70 RDO The ideal economy is AD 2 , with I.R. at 6% & Ig at $60 billion .
25. 2. Reserve Requirement - most powerful (seldom used) - affects money creation by changing ER and the multiplier - an increase of œ of 1 % would increase bank reserves by over $5 billion - RR was 20% from 1937-1958 Sledgehammer of M onetary P olicy RR - Atomic Bomb of Monetary Policy
26. $10,000 [$9,000+$1,000] [In 1980, the RR was set at 12%; stayed there until 1992; went to 10%] â E asy M oney â AS AD 1 AD 2 Y R Y * PL $1,000 Initial deposit $900 [$900x10] $1,000 $810 $729 Monetary Expansion [10% RR] [1/.10=10] â Easy Moneyâ The Reserve Requirement â Easy Moneyâ â increase the money supply
27. $5,000 [$4,000+$1,000] â Tight Moneyâ - decrease the money suply RR at 20% - Tight Money Monetary Expansion (20% RR) [1/.20=M D of 5] â Tight Moneyâ $1,000 Initial deposit $800 $640 $512
28. 3. Discount Rate Fed loans to banks Hurricane EarthQuake FL borrowed $99 million In 1991