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33 Interest Rates and Monetary Policy McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2012 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Interest Rates and Monetary Policy

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Interest Rates

• The price paid for the use of money• Many different interest rates• Speak as if only one interest rate• Determined by the money supply and

money demand

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Demand for Money

• Why hold money?• Transactions demand, Dt

•Determined by nominal GDP• Independent of the interest rate

• Asset demand, Da

•Money as a store of value•Varies inversely with the interest rate

• Total money demand, Dm

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Demand for MoneyR

ate

of

inte

rest

, i p

erce

nt

10

7.5

5

2.5

050 100 150 200 50 100 150 200 50 100 150 200 250 300

Amount of moneydemanded

(billions of dollars)

Amount of moneydemanded

(billions of dollars)

Amount of moneydemanded and supplied

(billions of dollars)

=+

(a)Transactionsdemand formoney, Dt

(b)Asset

demand formoney, Da

(c)Total

demand formoney, Dm

and supply

Dt Da Dm

Sm

5

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Interest Rates

• Equilibrium interest rate•Changes with shifts in money supply

and money demand• Interest rates and bond prices

• Inversely related•Bond pays fixed annual interest

payment• Lower bond price will raise the

interest rateLO1 33-5

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• Assets•Securities• Loans to commercial banks

• Liabilities•Reserves of commercial banks•Treasury deposits•Federal Reserve Notes outstanding

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Federal Reserve Balance Sheet

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March 24, 2010 (in Millions)

Source: Federal Reserve Statistical Release, H.4.1, March 24, 2010, http://www.federalreserve.gov

SecuritiesLoans to Commercial BanksAll Other Assets

Total

Reserves of Commercial BanksTreasury DepositsFederal Reserve Notes (Outstanding)All Other Liabilities and Net WorthTotal

$2,017,955

85,659212,911

$2,316,525

$ 1,147,747150,087

893,035125,656

$2,316,525

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Federal Reserve Balance Sheet

Assets Liabilities and Net Worth

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Central Banks

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Tools of Monetary Policy

• Open market operations•Buying and selling of government

securities (or bonds)•Commercial banks and the general

public•Used to influence the money supply

• When the Fed sells securities, commercial bank reserves are reduced

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Tools of Monetary Policy

• Fed buys bonds from commercial banks

Assets Liabilities and Net Worth

Federal Reserve Banks

+ Securities + Reserves of Commercial Banks

(b) Reserves

Commercial Banks

- Securities (a)

+Reserves (b)

Assets Liabilities and Net Worth

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(a) Securities

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Tools of Monetary Policy

• Fed sells bonds to commercial banks

Assets Liabilities and Net Worth

Federal Reserve Banks

- Securities - Reserves of Commercial Banks

Commercial Banks

+ Securities (a)

- Reserves (b)

Assets Liabilities and Net Worth

(a) Securities (b) Reserves

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Open Market Operations

• Fed buys $1,000 bond from a commercial bank

New Reserves

$5000Bank System Lending

Total Increase in the Money Supply, ($5,000)

$1000Excess

Reserves

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Open Market Operations

• Fed buys $1,000 bond from the public

Check is DepositedNew Reserves

$1000

Total Increase in the Money Supply, ($5000)

$200RequiredReserves

$800Excess

Reserves

$1000Initial

CheckableDeposit

$4000Bank System Lending

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Tools of Monetary Policy

• The reserve ratio•Changes the money multiplier

• The discount rate•The Fed as lender of last resort•Short term loans

• Term auction facility• Introduced December 2007•Banks bid for the right to borrow

reservesLO2 33-14

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The Reserve Ratio

Effects of Changes in the Reserve Ratio

(1) Reserve Ratio, %

(2)Checkable Deposits

(3)Actual

Reserves

(4)Required Reserves

(5)Excess

Reserves,(3) –(4)

(6)Money-Creating

Potential of Single Bank, = (5)

(7)Money-Creating

Potential of Banking System

(1) 10 $20,000 $5000 $2000 $3000 $3000 $30,000

(2) 20 20,000 5000 4000 1000 1000 5000

(3) 25 20,000 5000 5000 0 0 0

(4) 30 20,000 5000 6000 -1000 -1000 -3333

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Tools of Monetary Policy

• Open market operations are the most important

• Reserve ratio last changed in 1992• Discount rate was a passive tool• Term auction facility is new

•Guaranteed amount lent by the Fed•Anonymous

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The Federal Funds Rate

• Rate charged by banks on overnight loans

• Targeted by the Federal Reserve• FOMC conducts open market

operations to achieve the target• Demand curve for Federal funds• Supply curve for Federal funds

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The Federal Funds Rate

Fed

eral

Fu

nd

s R

ate,

Per

cen

t

3.5

Quantity of Reserves

Df

Sf 3

4.0

4.5

Sf 1

Sf 2

Qf3 Qf1 Qf2

Using Open Market Operations

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Monetary Policy

• Expansionary monetary policy•Economy faces a recession• Lower target for Federal funds rate•Fed buys securities •Expanded money supply•Downward pressure on other

interest rates

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Monetary Policy

• Restrictive monetary policy•Periods of rising inflation• Increases Federal funds rate• Increases money supply• Increases other interest rates

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10

8

4

6

2

0

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Per

cen

t

Year

Prime interest rate

Federal funds rate

Monetary Policy

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Taylor Rule

• Rule of thumb for tracking actual monetary policy

• Fed has 2% target inflation rate• If real GDP = potential GDP and

inflation is 2%, then targeted Federal funds rate is 4%

• Target varies as inflation and real GDP vary

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Monetary Policy, Real GDP, Price Level

• Affect on real GDP and price level• Cause-effect chain

•Market for money• Investment and the interest rate• Investment and aggregate demand•Real GDP and prices

• Expansionary monetary policy • Restrictive monetary policy

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Monetary Policy and Equilibrium GDP

10

8

6

0

Rat

e o

f In

tere

st, i

(P

erce

nt)

Amount of moneydemanded and

supplied(billions of dollars)

Amount of investment (billions of dollars)

Pri

ce

Le

ve

l

Real GDP(billions of dollars)

Q1 Qf Q3$125 $150 $175 $15 $20 $25

P2

P3

Sm1 Sm2 Sm3

Dm

IDAD1

I=$15

AD2

I=$20

AD3

I=$25

(a)The marketfor money

(b)Investment

demand

(c)Equilibrium real

GDP and thePrice level

AS

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Pri

ce

Le

ve

l

Real GDP(billions of dollars)

Q1 Qf Q3

P2

P3

AD1

I=$15

AD2

I=$20

AD3

I=$25

(c)Equilibrium real

GDP and thePrice level

AS

Pri

ce

Le

ve

lReal GDP

(billions of dollars)

Q1 Qf Q3

P2

P3

AD1

I=$15

AD2

I=$20

AD3

I=$25

(d)Equilibrium real

GDP and thePrice level

AS

abc

AD4

I=$22.5

Monetary Policy and Equilibrium GDP

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Expansionary Monetary Policy

Problem: Unemployment and Recession

Fed buys bonds, lowers reserve ratio, lowers the discount rate, or increases reserve auctions

Excess reserves increase

Federal funds rate falls

Money supply rises

Interest rate falls

Investment spending increases

Aggregate demand increases

Real GDP risesLO4

CA

US

E-E

FF

EC

T C

HA

IN

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Restrictive Monetary Policy

Problem: Inflation

Fed sells bonds, increases reserve ratio, increases the discount rate, or decreases reserve auctions

Excess reserves decrease

Federal funds rate rises

Money supply falls

Interest rate rises

Investment spending decreases

Aggregate demand decreases

Inflation declines

CA

US

E-E

FF

EC

T C

HA

IN

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Evaluation and Issues

• Advantages over fiscal policy•Speed and flexibility• Isolation from political pressure•Monetary policy is more subtle

than fiscal policy

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Recent U.S. Monetary Policy

• Highly active in recent decades• Responded with quick and innovative

actions during the recent financial crisis and the severe recession

• Critics contend the Fed contributed to the crisis by keeping the Federal funds rate too low for too long

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Problems and Complications

• Lags•Recognition and operational•Cyclical asymmetry• Liquidity trap

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The Big Picture

Levels ofOutput,

Employment,Income, and

Prices

AggregateDemand

AggregateSupply

InputResourcesWith Prices

ProductivitySources

Legal-InstitutionalEnvironment

Consumption(Ca)

Investment(Ig)

Net ExportSpending

(Xn)

GovernmentSpending

(G)

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