What are some other sepcific times the FED has used this monetary policy on the economy?

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What are some other sepcific times the FED has used this monetary policy on the economy?

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Monetary policy refers to the tool which is used by central bank in order to increase or decrease money supply in the economy.

 

The main instruments of monetary policy that are used by central bank :

Open market operations 

It refers to sale and purchase of government securities by the central bank in open market.  When central bank sells the government securities in the open market the central banks receives money and thus decreases the money supply.

 

Bank Rate 

It is the rate at which central bank is giving loans to the commercial banks. During inflation bank rates will increase by central banks in order to limit the borrowings by commercial banks. In contrary in the case of deflation the central bank will decrease bank rate.

Cash reserve ratio 

CRR is the certain minimum cash reserve which commercials banks have to maintains with central bank as percentage of their total deposits. When CRR is increased by central banks then the credit creation by commercial banks will fall and when CRR is decreased by central banks then the credit creation by commercial banks will rise.

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