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Chapter 11 Money and the Economy. Money Supply and Prices. Inflation Deflation Money Supply $ in circulation Increase = inflation Decrease= deflation Controlled by Federal Reserve Bank. Money Supply and Inflation. Federal Reserve Bank. Created in 1913 to oversee banking
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Money Supply and Prices • Inflation • Deflation • Money Supply • $ in circulation • Increase = inflation • Decrease= deflation • Controlled by Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank • Created in 1913 to oversee banking • Controls monetary policy • Money supply • Interest rates • Reserve requirements • Chairman Ben Bernanke
Open Market Operations • Buying/Selling of Securities • Buys: Increases Money Supply • Cash in hands of consumers • Sells: Decreases Money Supply • Cash in hands of govt. • Affects value of dollar
Monetary Policy • Federal Reserve Actions • Designed to stabilize the economy • Sometimes makes it worse • Lag time 2-4 Quarters • Ex. Creation of Housing Bubble • Interest rates too low