Re: Three Fed tools, which increases money supply over time?

2004-01-14 Thread Gil Guillory
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Three Fed tools, which increases money supply over time? I have blanked and I cannot shake it. My apologies for what seems a bonehead question. (Certainly not my first.) Old textbooks aren't helping me, either. There are three money supply tools used by the Fed. It can

Re: Three Fed tools, which increases money supply over time?

2004-01-14 Thread AdmrlLocke
In a message dated 1/14/04 11:16:54 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: In my view, there's nothing like real numbers to get your brain juices flowing. Note the $20-30 million that the Fed pays to the US Treasury each year. Exercise for the reader: why does it make that payment? -gil The

Three Fed tools, which increases money supply over time?

2004-01-13 Thread john hull
I have blanked and I cannot shake it. My apologies for what seems a bonehead question. (Certainly not my first.) Old textbooks aren't helping me, either. There are three money supply tools used by the Fed. It can buy sell bonds, it can change the reserve requirement, or it can change the