CENTRAL BANKING

Traditional Functions (Primary)

Sole Authority to Issue Notes
Conduct of Monetary and Credit Policies
Regulation and Supervision of the Financial
System
Off-site & On-site monitoring
Prudential Regulations
 Traditional Functions (Primary)..
Bankers' Bank
remittances facilities
operations of clearing houses
Lender of the Last Resort
Banker to Government
 Traditional Functions (Secondary)
Public Debt Management
Subscribing Federal and Provincial governments
securities at the time of their issue
Sale/purchase of such securities in the Money
Market (through auction, OMO or discount
window)
Payments of interest to holders of public debt
instruments
Traditional Functions (Secondary)
Management of Foreign Exchange
to maintain competitiveness of our exports and
maintain stability in the foreign exchange market
Advisor to Government
Relationships with International Financial
Institutions
 Non-traditional Functions
Development of the Banking System
Commercial banking
Micro Finance
Promotion of Islamic Banking
Training Facilities to Bankers
Development of Specialized Financial
Institutions
Credit to Priority Sectors
 How CB Controls the Money
Supply
Three tools are available to the Fed for
changing the money supply:
1. changing THE REQUIRED RESERVE RATIO;
2. changing the DISCOUNT RATE
3. engaging in OPEN MARKET OPERATIONS.

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 The Required Reserve Ratio

The required reserve ratio establishes a link

between the reserves of the commercial banks
and the deposits (money) that commercial
banks are allowed to create.
If the Fed wants to increase the money supply,
the Fed can decrease the required reserve ratio,
which allows the bank to create more deposits
by making loans.

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 The Required Reserve Ratio
A Decrease in the Required Reserve Ratio From 20 Percent to 12.5 Percent
Increases the Supply of Money (All Figures in Billions of Dollars)
PANEL 1: REQUIRED RESERVE RATIO = 20%
Federal Reserve Commercial Banks
Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities
Government $200 $100 Reserves Reserves $100 $500 Deposits
securities $100 Currency Loans $400
Note: Money supply (M1) = Currency + Deposits = $600.

PANEL 2: REQUIRED RESERVE RATIO = 12.5%

Federal Reserve Commercial Banks
Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities
Government $200 $100 Reserves Reserves $100 $800 Deposits
securities $100 Currency Loans $700 (+ $300)
(+ $300)
Note:
10 of 42Money supply (M1) = Currency + Deposits = $900.
 The Discount Rate

The discount rate is the interest rate that

banks pay to the Fed to borrow from it.
Bank borrowing from the Fed leads to an
increase in the money supply. The higher
the discount rate, the higher the cost of
borrowing, and the less borrowing banks
will want to do.

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 The Discount Rate
The Effect On the Money Supply of Commercial Bank Borrowing from the Fed
(All Figures in Billions of Dollars) (RRR= 20%)
PANEL 1: NO COMMERCIAL BANK BORROWING FROM THE FED
Federal Reserve Commercial Banks
Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities
Securities $160 $80 Reserves Reserves $80 $400 Deposits
$80 Currency Loans $320
Note: Money supply (M1) = Currency + Deposits = $480.
PANEL 2: COMMERCIAL BANK BORROWING $20 FROM THE FED
Federal Reserve Commercial Banks
Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities
Securities $160 $100 Reserves Reserves $100 $500 Deposits
(+ $20) (+ $20) (+ $300)
Loans $20 $80 Currency Loans $420 $20 Amount owed
(+ $100) to Fed (+ $20)
Note:
12 of 42Money supply (M1) = Currency + Deposits = $580.
 Open Market Operations

Open market operations is the purchase and

sale by the Fed of government securities in the
open market; a tool used to expand or contract
the amount of reserves in the system and thus
the money supply.
Open market operations is by far the most
significant tool of the Fed for controlling the
supply of money.

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 The Mechanics of
Open Market Operations
Open Market Operations (The Numbers in Parentheses in Panels 2 and 3 Show the
Differences Between Those Panels and Panel 1. All Figures in Billions of Dollars)
PANEL 1
Federal Reserve Commercial Banks Jane Q. Public
Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities
Securities $100 $20 Reserves Reserves $20 $100 Deposits Deposits $5 $0 Debts
$80 Currency Loans $80 $5 Net Worth
Note: Money supply (M1) = Currency + Deposits = $180. $80 Currency
PANEL 2
Federal Reserve Commercial Banks Jane Q. Public
Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities
Securities $95 $15 Reserves Reserves $15 $95 Deposits Deposits $0 $0 Debts
(- $5) (- $5) (- $5) (- $5) (- $5)
$80 Currency Loans $80 Securities $5 $5 Net Worth
(+ $5)
Note: Money supply (M1) = Currency + Deposits = $175.
PANEL 3
Federal Reserve Commercial Banks Jane Q. Public
Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities Assets Liabilities
Securities $95 $15 Reserves Reserves $15 $75 Deposits Deposits $0 $0 Debts
(- $5) (- $5) (- $5) (- $25) (- $5)
$80 Currency Loans $60 Securities $5 $5 Net Worth
(- $20) (+ $5)
Note:
14 of 42Money supply (M1) = Currency + Deposits = $155.
 Open Market Operations

An open market purchase of securities by the

Fed results in an increase in reserves and an
increase in the supply of money by an amount
equal to the money multiplier times the
change in reserves.

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 Open Market Operations

An open market sale of securities by the Fed

results in a decrease in reserves and a
decrease in the supply of money by an
amount equal to the money multiplier times
the change in reserves.

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 Open Market Operations

Open market operations are the Feds

preferred means of controlling the money
supply because:
they can be used with some precision,
are extremely flexible, and
are fairly predictable.

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 Goals of Monetary Policy
Interest-Rate Stability
High Employment
Price Stability
Inflation creates uncertainty
Economic Growth
Stability of Financial Markets
Stability in Foreign Exchange Markets
Principles and forms of lending in
Commercial Banks
 Banking Credit Management
Purpose of banking business: Maximizing
spread
loans are the dominant asset in a commercial
bank