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FALL 2005

 

REVIEW BOND MARKET/FISCAL POLICY

 

THIS WEEK: MONEY SUPPLY                                              CH 13


WE HAVE LOOKED AT MAIN STREET, THIS IS THE

FINANCIAL MARKETS (WALL STREET) DIMENSION

 

THE PLAYERS

          TREASURY/JOHN SNOW

                   FINANCES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

                   KEEPS CHECKS FROM BOUNCING

                   MANAGES THE DEBT AND THE DEFICIT

 

          FEDERAL RESERVE/ALAN GREENSPAN

                   MONETARY POLICY



FUNCTIONS OF MONEY

          MEDIUM OF EXCHANGE

          STORE OF VALUE

          STANDARD OF VALUE

 

WHAT IS MONEY?

          ANYTHING THAT PERFORMS THE FUNCTIONS OF MONEY

 

          YAPPING ABOUT MONEY

          CLASSES OF MONEY IMPORTANT

                   FULL BODIED MONEY

                   REPRESENTATIVE FULL BODIED MONEY

                             FIRST US PAPER MONEY 1690

                             NOT WORTH A CONTINENTAL

                             40 CONTINENTALS = 1 SPANISH DOLLAR

                             TOBACCO WITH BITE

                             NAILS, PUTTING MONEY IN THE HOUSE

                   FIAT MONEY VS TAXATION

 

 

CURRENT U.S. MONEY SUPPLY/

          M1 V M2 V M3/DEFINITIONS

 

          MONEY SUPPLY DATA

                    NOTE TO SELF: UPDATE NUMBERS TUESDAY

                    http://www.federalreserve.gov/../releases/h6/Current/h6.htm

                    CASH IN CIRCULATION 0.72 T

                    M1/M2/M3  RAW DATA:        1.3T V 6.6T V 10.0 T (20OCT2005 DATA)

 

                    CURRENT GROWTH RATES (FROM 3 MONTH DATA)

                              (3.1)   4.4     9.4

                    CURRENT GROWTH RATES (FROM 12 MONTH DATA)

                             0.3     3.9     6.6

 

MONETARY BASE O.78 T

          http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h3/Current/

          CURRENT GROWTH RATE 3.0 (FROM 3 MONTH DATA)

          CURRENT GROWTH RATE 3.4 (FROM 12 MONTH DATA)

 

 

MONEY CREATION

          RESERVE REQUIREMENT

          RESERVE ASSETS

                     http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h3/Current/

                   45.7 B TOTAL RESERVES

                             45.4 B NON-BORROWED RESERVES

                               0.7 B BORROWED RESERVES

                               2.0 B EXCESS RESERVES

 

 

MONETARY BASE:

          RAW MATERIAL, NOT MONEY

          NOT A MEASURE OF THE MONEY SUPPLY

          CURRENTLY 778 BILLION

          90+ PCT OF MONETARY BASE IN CURRENCY AS OF OCT04

          BUT ONLY 30 PCT IN U.S.

 

LOAN CREATION CAPACITY

MONEY CREATION CAPACITY

NO FED CONTROL

 

MONEY CREATION LIMITED TO EXCESS RESERVES
 
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*          MONEY CREATION CAPACITY       *
*                                 *
*           = EXCESS RESERVES            *
*                                 *
*           = LOAN CREATION CAPACITY     *
*                                 *
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EFFECT OF DEPOSIT
            CD VS SAVING VS DD
            ON M1, M2, M3
            ON BASE
 
MONEY MULTIPLIER
NOTE TO SELF: INSERT NEW DATA
 
            M1 = 1.3 T
 
            BASE = 0.78 T
 
            MONEY MULTIPLIER (SEP 2005) 1.667
 
 
THE DAY THE BANK OF NY LOST $23.6 B (1985)

HOW TO BREAK A BANK WITHOUT GOING TO JAIL

          PRIME RATE

          MARGIN

          PERFORMING LOAN

          NON‑PERFORMING LOAN

                   NO PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST

                   LESS THAN 2.0% OF U.S. LOANS ARE

                   NON‑PERFORMING(1999)

 

          DEFAULT

                   UNDER U.S. LAW, A LOAN IS IN DEFAULT

                             WHEN PAYMENTS ARE 3 MONTHS BEHIND

 

          BANK FAILURES

                   OVER 95 PERCENT DUE TO BAD LOANS

                   LESS THAN 5% FOR ILLEGAL OR UNETHICAL ACTIVITY

                   SUPERVISORY GOODWILL FROM A TAKEOVER

                                     NO LONGER AUTHORIZED AS A CAPITAL ASSET
 
NEXT: THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
 
TOOLS OF MONETARY POLICY
            OPEN MARKET OPERATIONS
            DISCOUNT RATE
            RESERVE REQUIREMENT
            MORAL AUTHORITY
 
 
OBJECTIVES OF MONETARY POLICY
            NATURAL RATE OF OUTPUT
            NATURAL RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT
            NO INFLATION
            NO DEFLATION
            EXCHANGE RATE MANAGEMENT