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13 Chapter The Roles and Services of The Federal Reserve & Other Central Banks Around The World Money and Capital Markets Financial Institutions and Instruments in a Global Marketplace Eighth Edition Peter S. Rose McGraw Hill / Irwin Slides by Yee-Tien (Ted) Fu 13 - 2 Learning Objectives To explore the many roles and functions of the central banks around the world. To see how and why the Federal Reserve System came to be established as the U.S. central bank. To examine how the Federal Reserve System is organized to carry out the many tasks it must perform. McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 3 Learning Objectives To discover how important central bank independence from the dictates of governments is in designing and carrying out an effective central banking (monetary) policy. To understand the concept of legal reserves and how the Federal Reserve System influences the level and growth of legal reserves. McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 4 Introduction A central bank is a government agency that monitors the operation of its financial system and controls the growth of its money supply. Central banks are “bankers’ banks.” They communicate with commercial banks and securities dealers in carrying out their essential public policy functions. The U.S. central bank is the Federal Reserve System. McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 5 The Roles of Central Banks Control of the money supply, which is closely linked to economic activity and price inflation Stabilizing the money and capital markets, by fostering their development and ensuring a stable flow of funds through them Lender of last resort for financial institutions squeezed by severe liquidity pressures Supervisor of the banking system McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 6 The Roles of Central Banks Maintaining and improving the payments mechanism - a smoothly functioning and efficient payments mechanism is vital for business and commerce McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 7 The Goals of Central Banking Central banking in the U.S. and in most other nations is directed toward four major goals: Full employment of resources Reasonable stability in the general price level of all goods and services Sustained economic growth A stable balance-of-payments position for the nation vis-à-vis the rest of the world McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 8 The Goals of Central Banking Through its influence over interest rates and the growth of the money supply, the central bank is able to influence the economy’s progress toward each of the goals. However, the goals often conflict and tradeoffs have to be accepted. McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 9 The Channels Through Which Central Banks Work Cost & availability of credit Policy tools of the central bank McGraw Hill / Irwin Market interest rates Size & growth of the money supply Market value of the public’s security holdings Level & growth of reserves in the banking system Currency exchange rates Public expectations regarding security prices, interest rates, currency prices, money supply & credit availability Volume & growth of borrowing & spending by the public on domestic & foreign consumer & capital goods & services Economic goals: •Full employment •A stable price level •Sustainable economic growth •A stable balance-ofpayments position 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 10 The History of the Federal Reserve System The U.S. was one of the last major nations in the Western hemisphere to permanently charter a central bank. U.S. public officials were hesitant to do so for fear that a central bank with great financial power will restrict the availability of credit. However, a series of crises plagued the U.S. financial system in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 11 Problems in the Early U.S. Banking System Prior to the Civil War, the states controlled the banking system and many did a poor job. The high failure rate among poorly capitalized and ill-managed banks resulted in substantial losses for unlucky depositors. The 1863 National Banking Act created a dual banking system, but competition between federal and state bank regulatory agencies sometimes led to actions detrimental to public interest. McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 12 Problems in the Early U.S. Banking System The new national bank notes proved to be unresponsive to the nation’s growing need for a money or cash medium. The process of clearing and collecting checks was also too slow and expensive, and many banks charged a check redemption fee. There were recurring liquidity crises too, when the massive sell-offs of bank-held securities led to panic selling by other investors. McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 13 Creation of the Federal Reserve System The Federal Reserve Act was signed in 1913. Twelve Federal Reserve banks were chartered and they opened for business as World War I began in Europe. McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 14 The Early Structure of the Fed The first Federal Reserve System was quite different from the Fed of today. The chief policy tool was the discount rate charged on loans of reserves to eligible banks, and each Reserve bank had the authority to set its own discount rate. The Federal Reserve banks were also given authority to issue their own paper notes to serve as a circulating currency. McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 15 The Early Structure of the Fed Hence, although a supervisory board of seven members had been set up in Washington, D.C., the regional Reserve banks possessed the essential monetary tools and made the key policy decisions during the Fed’s early years. Then slowly, economic, financial, and political forces combined to amend the original Federal Reserve Act and remake the character and methods of the central bank. McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 16 Goals and Policy Tools of the Fed The Great Depression brought about a concentration of power within the Fed. The seven-member Board of Governors in Washington, D.C., became the central administrative and policymaking group. In addition, the Federal Open Market Committee was created to oversee the conduct of open market operations, which rapidly became the Fed’s main policy tool. McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 17 How the Fed is Organized Supervise Board of Governors (7 members appointed by the president) 12 Federal Reserve banks & 25 branch banks (reserve bank presidents appointed by Board of Governors) Supervise 3,200 member banks of the system McGraw Hill / Irwin Serve Serve Federal Open Market Committee (12 voting members) Supervise Manager of the System Open Market Account 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 18 How the Fed is Organized In principle, the Board of Governors is independent of both legislative and executive branches of the federal government. This independence is supported by terms of office much longer than the president’s (up to 14 years), and by the fact that the Fed is selfsupporting (it reported operating income of $34 billion in 2000). McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 19 How the Fed is Organized When the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has reached a consensus on the appropriate future course for monetary policy, a directive is given to the manager of the System Open Market Account (SOMA) The SOMA manager is a vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 20 How the Fed is Organized There is a Federal Reserve bank in each of the twelve districts. McGraw Source: Board Hill /of Irwin Governors of the Federal Reserve System 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 21 How the Fed is Organized Each Reserve bank houses a research division that studies regional economic and financial developments, and reports its findings to the Board of Governors and to the FOMC. The Reserve banks also provide the securities needed for open market sales, and take their pro rata share of security purchases made by the Federal Reserve System. McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 22 How the Fed is Organized The member banks of the Federal Reserve System consist of national banks, which are required to join the system, and state-chartered banks that agree to conform to the Fed’s rules. At year-end 2000, there are 2,230 national banks and just under 1,000 state-chartered banks registered as members of the Federal Reserve System, compared to more than 5,000 nonmember banks. McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 23 Roles of the Federal Reserve System Today Collecting and clearing checks and other means of payment (through an electronic network known as the FEDWIRE) Issuing currency and coin Maintaining a sound banking and financial system, by serving as a lender of last resort (through the discount window of each Reserve bank) and by supervising member banks McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 24 Roles of the Federal Reserve System Today Serving as the Federal government’s fiscal agent, by holding the Treasury’s checking account and by maintaining reasonable stability in the government securities market Providing information to the public, through statistical releases and research reports Carrying out monetary policy, through the use of various tools McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 25 The Key Focus of Central Bank Monetary Policy In regulating money and credit conditions to strengthen the economy, most central banks target market interest rates. To impact market rates, central banks usually make use of their control over the volume of reserves available to the banking system. These reserves are the raw material out of which depository institutions create credit and cause the money supply to grow. McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 26 The Key Focus of Central Bank Monetary Policy The total supply of reserves can be changed through open market operations, by making loans to depository institutions through the central bank’s discount window, and by changing the legal reserve requirements applicable to deposits held by depository institutions. McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 27 The Composition of Reserves for Depository Institutions Legal reserves in the U.S. consist of the amount of deposits each institution keeps with the Federal Reserve bank in its district plus the amount of currency and coin held in its vault. Total legal reserves = Required reserves + Excess reserves McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 28 The Deposit Multiplier As a whole, the banking system can create more deposit money by using its excess reserves to make loans and purchase securities. The deposit multiplier indicates how many dollars of deposits can result from an injection of new excess reserves into the system. Transaction deposit multiplier = 1 Reserve requirement on transaction deposits McGraw Hill / Irwin . 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 29 The Deposit Multiplier Maximum volume of new deposits and loans = Deposit multiplier Excess reserves Central bankers are usually more interested in a related concept known as the money multiplier, which defines the relationship between the size of the money supply and the size of the total reserve base available to depository institutions. McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 30 Money and Capital Markets in Cyberspace Most central banks maintain comprehensive websites. Visit, for example, http://www.federalreserve.gov/ http://www.ecb.int/ http://www.bankofengland.co.uk/ http://www.boj.or.jp/en/ http://www.bis.org/cbanks.htm McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 31 Chapter Review Introduction The Roles of Central Banks in the Economy and Financial System Control of the Money Supply Stabilizing the Money and Capital Markets Lender of Last Resort Supervisor of the Banking System Maintaining and Improving the Payments Mechanism McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 32 Chapter Review The Goals and Channels of Central Banking The History of the Federal Reserve System Problems in the Early U.S. Banking System Creation of the Federal Reserve System The Early Structure of the Fed Goals and Policy Tools of the Fed How the Fed is Organized McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 33 Chapter Review Roles of the Federal Reserve System Today The Clearing and Collection of Checks and Other Means of Payment Issuing Currency and Coin Maintaining a Sound Banking and Financial System Serving as the Federal Government’s Fiscal Agent Providing Information to the Public Carrying Out Monetary Policy McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 13 - 34 Chapter Review The Key Focus of Central Bank Monetary Policy: Interest Rates, Reserves and Money The Composition of Reserves for Depository Institutions The Deposit Multiplier The Money Multiplier McGraw Hill / Irwin 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.