Macroeconomics, Student Value Edition (7th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134739038
Author: R. Glenn Hubbard, Anthony Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: PEARSON
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In a September 2013 speech to the Independent Bankers Association of Texas, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas president Richard Fisher stated that the Fed's credibility was harmed when it announced the previous week that it would continue its large bond purchasing program. In June, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke had stated that that the program could begin to be cut back later in the year, and several other Fed officials expressed being open to the announced timing of this policy. Bernanke's change in his announced timeline of the Fed's intentions regarding the bond purchasing program brought criticism that the Fed had misled investors. In his speech, Fisher stated "I disagreed with the decision of the committee and argued against it. Doing nothing at this meeting would increase uncertainty about the future conduct of policy and call the credibility of our communications into question. I believe that is exactly what has occurred, though I take no…
Briefly describe what will happen to the Federal Reserve Bank's balance sheet after each of the following cases.
(Clearly specify (A) which part(s) of the balance sheet (assets or liabilities) will be affected, and (B) it will increase or decrease that part(s) of the balance sheet.)
1. The Federal Reserve conducts an open market purchase of $100 million of U.S. Treasury securities.
2. A commercial bank borrows $100 million from the Federal Reserve.
3. The amount of cash in the vaults of commercial banks falls by $100 million due to withdrawals by the public.
The Federal Reserve uses three main tools to conduct monetary policy, which are open market operations, discount rates, and reserve requirements. Please briefly describe how the Federal Reserve implements these three monetary policy tools.
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