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Ghapter 4 The Feder-al Reserve System,Monetany Policy, and Intenest Rates 139 OUESTIONS ) 3. 1. Describe the functions performed by Federal Reserve Banks.&G 4-1\ Define the discount window and the discount rate. (LG 4-2) Describe the structure of the Board of Governors of the FederalReserve System.(LG 4-2) What are the primary responsibilities of the Federal Reserve Board?&G 4-l') What are the primary responsibilities of the Federal Open Market Committee?(LG 4-2) What are the major liabilities of the Federal Reserve System? Describe each. (LG 4-2) Why did reserve deposits increase to the point that this account represented the largest liability account on the FederalReserye's balancesheet in the late 2000s?(LG 4-2) What are the major assets of the Federal ReserveSystem? Describe each. (LG 4-2) Why did U.S. government agency securities go from nothing to being the largest assetaccount on the Federal Reserve's balancesheetin the late 2000s?&G 4-2) PROELEMS 10. What are the tools used by the Federal Reserveto imple- ment monetarypolicy? (LG 4-3) 11. Explain how a decreasein the discount rate affects credit availability and the money supply.(LG 4-3) 12. Why does the Federal Reserverarely use the discount rate to implement its monetarypolicy? (LG 4-3) 13. What changes did the Fed implement to its discount window lending policy in the early 2000s? in the late 2fi)0s? IG 4-3\ 14. Which of the monetary tools available to the Federal Reserve is most often used? Why? (LG 4-3) 15. Describe how expansionary activities conducted by the Fed- eral Reserve impact credit availability, the money supply, interest rates, and security prices. Do the same for contrac- tionary activities.(LG 4-4) 16. Summarize the monetary policy measurestaken by central banks to address the worldwide financial crisis. (LG 4-5) 4. 6. 1 8. 9. 5. l. Suppose the Federal Reserve instructs the Trading Desk to purchase$1 billion of securities. Show the result of this transaction on the balance sheets of the Federal Reserve Systemand commercialbanks. (LG 4-3) Suppose the Federal Reserveinstructs the Trading Desk to sell $850 million of securities. Show the result of this trans- action on the balance sheetsof the Federal Reserve Svstem and commercial banks.0G 4-3\ Bank Three currently has $600 million in transaction depos- its on its balance sheet. The Federal Reserve has currently set the reserve requirement at l0 percent of transaction deposits. (LG 4-3) a. If the Federal Reservedecreases the reserverequirement to 8 percent, show the balance sheet of Bank Three and the Federal Reserve System just before and after the full effect of the reserve requirement change. Assume Bank Three withdraws all excess reserves and gives out loans, and that borrowers eventually return all of these funds to Bank Three in the form of transaction deposits. b. Redo par| (a) using a 12 percentreserverequirement. BSW Bank currently has $150 million in transaction depos- its on its balance sheet. The Federal Reserve has currently set the reserve requirement at 10 percent of transaction deposits. (LG 4-3) a. If the Federal Reserve decreases the reserve require- ment to 6 percent, show the balance sheet of BSW and the Federal Reserve System just before and after the full effect of the reserve requirement change. Assume BSW withdraws all excess reserves and gives out loans, and that borrowers eventually return all of these funds to BSW in the form of transaction deposits. b. Redo part (a) using a 14 percentreserve requirement. National Bank currently has $500 million in transaction deposits on its balance sheet. The current reserve require- ment is 10 percent, but the Federal Reserve is decreasing this requirement to 8 percent.(LG 4-3) a. Show the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve and National Bank if National Bank converts all excess reserves to loans, but borrowers return only 50 percent of thesefunds to National Bank as transaction deposits. b. Show the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve and National Bank if National Bank converts75 percent of its excess reserves to loans and borrowersretum 60 percentof thesefunds to National Bank as transactiondeposits. MHM Bank currently has $250 million in transaction deposits on its balance sheet. The current reserve require- ment is l0 percent, but the Federal Reserve is increasing this requirement to 12 percent.(LG 4-3) a. Show the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve and MHM Bank if MHM Bank convertsall excess reserves to loans, but borrowers return only 80 percent of these funds to MHM Bank as transaction deposits. b. Show the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve and MHM Bank if MHM Bank converts 85 percent of its excessreservesto loans and borrowers return 90 percent of thesefunds to MHM Bank as transaction deposits. The FOMC has instructed the FRBNY Trading Desk to purchase $500 million in U.S. Treasurysecurities. The Fed- eral Reserve has currently set the reserve requirement at 5 percent of transaction deposits. Assume U.S. banks with- draw all excess reserves and give out loans. (LG 4-3) a. Assume also that borrowers eventually return all of these funds to their banks in the form of transaction deposits. What is the full effect of this purchase on bank deposits and the money supply? 1 3. 6. {. 7.
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Ghapter 4 The Feder-al Reserve System, Monetany Policy, and Intenest Rates 139
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1. Describe the functions performed by Federal ReserveBanks. &G 4-1\Define the discount window and the discount rate. (LG 4-2)Describe the structure of the Board of Governors of theFederal Reserve System. (LG 4-2)What are the primary responsibilities of the Federal ReserveBoard? &G 4-l')What are the primary responsibilities of the Federal OpenMarket Committee? (LG 4-2)What are the major liabilities of the Federal ReserveSystem? Describe each. (LG 4-2)Why did reserve deposits increase to the point that thisaccount represented the largest liability account on theFederal Reserye's balance sheet in the late 2000s? (LG 4-2)What are the major assets of the Federal Reserve System?Describe each. (LG 4-2)Why did U.S. government agency securities go from nothingto being the largest asset account on the Federal Reserve'sbalance sheet in the late 2000s? &G 4-2)
PROELEMS
10. What are the tools used by the Federal Reserve to imple-ment monetary policy? (LG 4-3)
11. Explain how a decrease in the discount rate affects creditavailability and the money supply. (LG 4-3)
12. Why does the Federal Reserve rarely use the discount rate toimplement its monetary policy? (LG 4-3)
13. What changes did the Fed implement to its discountwindow lending policy in the early 2000s? in the late 2fi)0s?IG 4-3\
14. Which of the monetary tools available to the Federal Reserveis most often used? Why? (LG 4-3)
15. Describe how expansionary activities conducted by the Fed-eral Reserve impact credit availability, the money supply,interest rates, and security prices. Do the same for contrac-tionary activities. (LG 4-4)
16. Summarize the monetary policy measures taken by centralbanks to address the worldwide financial crisis. (LG 4-5)
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5.l . Suppose the Federal Reserve instructs the Trading Deskto purchase $1 billion of securities. Show the result of thistransaction on the balance sheets of the Federal ReserveSystem and commercial banks. (LG 4-3)Suppose the Federal Reserve instructs the Trading Desk tosell $850 million of securities. Show the result of this trans-action on the balance sheets of the Federal Reserve Svstemand commercial banks.0G 4-3\
Bank Three currently has $600 million in transaction depos-its on its balance sheet. The Federal Reserve has currentlyset the reserve requirement at l0 percent of transactiondeposits. (LG 4-3)a. If the Federal Reserve decreases the reserve requirement
to 8 percent, show the balance sheet of Bank Three andthe Federal Reserve System just before and after the fulleffect of the reserve requirement change. Assume BankThree withdraws all excess reserves and gives out loans,and that borrowers eventually return all of these funds toBank Three in the form of transaction deposits.
b. Redo par| (a) using a 12 percent reserve requirement.BSW Bank currently has $150 million in transaction depos-its on its balance sheet. The Federal Reserve has currentlyset the reserve requirement at 10 percent of transactiondeposits. (LG 4-3)a. If the Federal Reserve decreases the reserve require-
ment to 6 percent, show the balance sheet of BSW andthe Federal Reserve System just before and after the fulleffect of the reserve requirement change. Assume BSWwithdraws all excess reserves and gives out loans, andthat borrowers eventually return all of these funds toBSW in the form of transaction deposits.
b. Redo part (a) using a 14 percent reserve requirement.
National Bank currently has $500 million in transactiondeposits on its balance sheet. The current reserve require-ment is 10 percent, but the Federal Reserve is decreasingthis requirement to 8 percent. (LG 4-3)a. Show the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve and
National Bank if National Bank converts all excessreserves to loans, but borrowers return only 50 percent ofthese funds to National Bank as transaction deposits.
b. Show the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve andNational Bank if National Bank converts 75 percent of itsexcess reserves to loans and borrowers retum 60 percent ofthese funds to National Bank as transaction deposits.
MHM Bank currently has $250 million in transactiondeposits on its balance sheet. The current reserve require-ment is l0 percent, but the Federal Reserve is increasingthis requirement to 12 percent. (LG 4-3)a. Show the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve and
MHM Bank if MHM Bank converts all excess reservesto loans, but borrowers return only 80 percent of thesefunds to MHM Bank as transaction deposits.
b. Show the balance sheet of the Federal Reserve andMHM Bank if MHM Bank converts 85 percent of itsexcess reserves to loans and borrowers return 90 percentof these funds to MHM Bank as transaction deposits.
The FOMC has instructed the FRBNY Trading Desk topurchase $500 million in U.S. Treasury securities. The Fed-eral Reserve has currently set the reserve requirement at5 percent of transaction deposits. Assume U.S. banks with-draw all excess reserves and give out loans. (LG 4-3)a. Assume also that borrowers eventually return all of these
funds to their banks in the form of transaction deposits.What is the full effect of this purchase on bank depositsand the money supply?
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b. What is the full effect of this purchase on bank deposits andthe money supply if bonowers return only 95 percent of thesefunds to their banks in the form of transaction deposits?
8. The FOMC has instructed the FRBNY Trading Desk topurchase $750 million in U.S. Treasury securities. TheFederal Reserve has currently set the reserve requirement at10 percent of transaction deposits. Assume U.S. banks with-draw all excess reserves and give out loans. (LG 4-3)
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a. Assume also that borrowers eventually return all of thesefunds to their banks in the form of transaction deposits'What is the full effect of this purchase on bank depositsand the money supPlY?
b. What is the full effect of this purchase on bank depositsand the money supply if borrowers return only 90 percentof these funds to their banks in the form of transactiondeposits?
Go to the Federal Reserve Boand Web site and find the latest information available on the prime nate,the three-month CD rate, the discount rate, and the three-month T-bill nate using the following,steps:
Go to the Fedenal Beserve Boand's Web site at uuunu.federalreserue.gou releases. Unden "Statisti-cal Releases," click on "selected Intenest Rates." Click on the most recent date. The data will be in thisfile on your computer screen.Cluestions1. What are the cunnent levels for each of these interest nates?2. Calculate the percentage change in each of these nates since July 2O1O.
