![]() Money creation occurs when the amount of loans issued by banks increases relative to the repayment and default of existing loans. Bank loans issued by commercial banks expands the quantity of bank deposits. However, the majority of the money supply used by the public for conducting transactions is created by the commercial banking system in the form of bank deposits. ![]() Central banks can increase the quantity of reserve deposits directly, by engaging in open market operations or quantitative easing. Money issued by central banks is termed reserve deposits and is only available for use by central bank accounts holders, which is generally large commercial banks and foreign central banks. In most modern economies, money is created by both central banks and commercial banks. Money creation, or money issuance, is the process by which the money supply of a country, or of an economic or monetary region, is increased. ![]()
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