ECON2123 Financial Markets

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FINANCIAL MARKETS ECON 2123: Macroeconomics Prof. Fei DING The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ch3: The Goods Market LEARNING OBJECTIVES Understand sources and determinants of demand from decomposition of GDP. Define and derive the short run equilibrium output using two approaches. Describe effects of fiscal policy on equilibrium output, and its limitations. PREVIOUSLY … 2 WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT SEP. 17, 2015? The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will announce its interest rate decision at 2pm US Eastern Time on Thursday, Sep. 17, 2015. 3 QUOTE OF THE DAY 4 Janet Yellen, Fed chair "Delaying action to tighten monetary policy until employment and inflation are already back to our objectives would risk overheating the economy. For this reason, if the economy continues to improve as I expect, I think it will be appropriate at some point this year to take the initial step to raise the federal funds rate target and begin the process of normalizing monetary policy. To support taking this step, however, I will need to see continued improvement in labor market conditions, and I will need to be reasonably confident that inflation will move back to 2 percent over the medium term." Source: The Outlook for the Economy, May 22, 2015 THIS JUST CAME IN 5 BREAKING NEWS Federal Reserve holds off on raising interest rates after market turmoil Thursday, September 17, 2015 2:03 PM EDT The Federal Reserve punted on Thursday, announcing it would keep interest rates near zero as officials assess the impact of tighter financial conditions and slower global growth on the domestic economy. The Fed’s decision, widely expected by investors, showed officials still lack confidence in the strength of the domestic economy even as the central bank has entered its eighth year of overwhelming efforts to stimulate growth. “Recent global economic and financial developments may restrain economic activity somewhat and are likely to put further downward pressure on inflation in the near term,” the Fed said in a statement following a two-day meeting of its policy-making committee, the Federal Open Market Committee. Read more » WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT SEP. 17, 2015? The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will announce its interest rate decision at 2pm US Eastern Time on Thursday, Sep. 17, 2015. Why do we care? ¾ US rate rise applying pressure to credit quality at Hong Kong banks ¾ Hong Kong homebuyers cancel deals amid fears of price slump sparked by US interest rate rise - and one even forfeits HK$2.55m deposit 6

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FIN

ANCI

AL M

ARKE

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12

3:

Ma

cro

eco

no

mic

s

Prof

. Fei

DIN

G

The

Hon

g Ko

ng U

nive

rsity

of S

cien

ce a

nd T

echn

olog

y

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: The

Goo

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arke

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LE

AR

NIN

G O

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CTIV

ES

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tan

d s

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term

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ma

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ne

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d d

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sh

ort

ru

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ilib

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escri

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eff

ects

of

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uilib

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an

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lim

ita

tio

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cha

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totig

hten

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etar

ypo

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until

empl

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emen

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ason

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iden

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back

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r the

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ea

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off

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ss t

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im

pa

ct

of

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ter

fin

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itio

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no

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ide

ly e

xpe

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vesto

rs, sh

ow

ed

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th

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str

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al b

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elm

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tim

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row

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ce

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glo

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l e

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no

mic

an

d f

ina

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lop

me

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ma

y re

str

ain

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me

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at

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are

lik

ely

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pu

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rd p

ressu

re o

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fla

tio

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th

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ea

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rm,”

th

e F

ed

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id in

a

sta

tem

en

t fo

llo

win

g a

tw

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eti

ng o

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rate

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ep

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15

.

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hy

do

we

ca

re?

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ate

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e a

pp

lyin

g p

ressu

re t

o c

red

it q

ua

lity

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ng K

on

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an

ks

¾H

on

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om

eb

uye

rs c

an

ce

l d

ea

ls a

mid

fe

ars

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ce

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sp

ark

ed

by

US

in

tere

st

rate

ris

e -

an

d

on

e e

ven

fo

rfe

its H

K$

2.5

5m

de

po

sit

6

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QE

1, Q

E2,

and

QE

3Th

e ex

pres

sion

"Q

E2"

beca

me

a "u

biqu

itous

nic

knam

e" in

201

0, u

sual

ly u

sed

to

refe

r to

a se

cond

roun

d of

qua

ntita

tive

easi

ngby

cen

tral b

anks

in th

e U

nite

d St

ates

. Ret

rosp

ectiv

ely,

the

roun

d of

qua

ntita

tive

easi

ng p

rece

ding

QE2

may

be

calle

d "Q

E1".

Sim

ilarly

, "Q

E3"

refe

rs to

the

third

roun

d of

qua

ntita

tive

easi

ngfo

llow

ing

QE2

.

QE3

was

ann

ounc

ed o

n Se

ptem

ber 1

3, 2

012.

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n 11

-to-1

vot

e, th

e Fe

dera

l R

eser

ve d

ecid

ed to

laun

ch a

new

$40

bill

ion

a m

onth

, ope

n-en

ded,

bon

d pu

rcha

sing

prog

ram

; to

cont

inue

unt

il at

leas

t mid

-201

5.A

ccor

ding

to

NA

SDA

Q.c

om, t

his

is e

ffec

tivel

y a

stim

ulus

prog

ram

whi

ch a

llow

s th

e Fe

dera

l R

eser

ve to

prin

t $40

bill

ion

dolla

rs a

mon

thfo

r an

unlim

ited

amou

nt o

f tim

e.R

atin

gs fi

rm E

gan-

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s sa

id it

bel

ieve

s th

e Fe

d’s

deci

sion

“w

ill h

urt t

he

U.S

. eco

nom

y an

d, b

y ex

tens

ion,

cre

dit q

ualit

y.”

As

a re

sult

the

firm

onc

e ag

ain

slas

hed

the

U.S

. bon

d ra

ting

brin

ging

it d

own

to A

A-.

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ral R

eser

ve c

hairm

an

Ben

Ber

nank

e ac

know

ledg

ed c

once

rns

abou

t inf

latio

n.

QUA

NTI

TATI

VE E

ASIN

G (Q

E)

7

THIN

GS

TO T

HIN

K AB

OUT

�W

hy

are

QE

s u

se

d t

o f

igh

t re

ce

ssio

n?

Ho

w d

o t

he

y

wo

rk?

�W

hy

are

pe

op

le t

alk

ing a

bo

ut

rais

ing t

he

ra

te n

ow

?

�W

ha

t’s t

he

re

lati

on

be

twe

en

in

tere

st

rate

an

d o

vera

ll

co

nd

itio

n o

f th

e e

co

no

my?

�W

ha

t w

ill b

e t

he

im

pa

cts

if

the

Fe

d d

ecid

es t

o

incre

ase

th

e in

tere

st

rate

, o

n U

S e

co

no

my

an

d o

n H

K

eco

no

my?

8

Ch4

: Fin

anci

al M

arke

ts

LE

AR

NIN

G O

BJE

CTIV

ES

�E

xpla

in f

acto

rs t

ha

t d

ete

rmin

e t

he

de

ma

nd

fo

r m

on

ey

an

d w

rite

do

wn

th

e

mo

ne

y d

em

an

d f

un

cti

on

.

�D

efi

ne

an

d d

eri

ve e

qu

ilib

riu

m in

tere

st

rate

in t

he

fin

an

cia

l m

ark

ets

.

�D

escri

be

ro

les o

f b

an

ks a

nd

un

de

rsta

nd

ho

w t

he

su

pp

ly a

nd

de

ma

nd

of

mo

ne

y ch

an

ge

wit

h a

nd

wit

ho

ut

the

pre

se

nce

of

ba

nk

s.

9

FIN

ANCI

AL M

ARKE

TS O

VER

VIEW

�F

ina

ncia

l m

ark

ets

tra

de

fin

an

cia

l a

sse

ts.

¾W

ha

t a

sse

ts?

Sto

ck

s, b

on

ds, in

dic

es, fu

ture

s, e

tc.,

an

d m

on

ey

(ca

sh

an

d c

he

ck

s).

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hy

tra

de

?H

op

e f

or

retu

rn(i

nte

rests

& c

ap

ita

l

ga

ins).

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on

ey

is s

pe

cia

l b

eca

use

¾U

se

fo

r tr

an

sa

cti

on

s –

ca

nn

ot

pa

y fo

r lu

nch

wit

h

sto

ck

s a

nd

bo

nd

s!

¾N

o (

or

clo

se

to

ze

ro)

retu

rn.

10

MO

NEY

~Zer

o in

tere

sts

Easy

tran

sact

ions

A ty

pe o

f wea

lth

With

out M

oney

Self-

suffi

cien

cy

Bart

er e

cono

my 11

�M

on

ey

is t

he

me

diu

m o

f

exc

ha

nge

, b

ut

ha

s z

ero

re

turn

.

�O

the

r a

sse

ts h

ave

hig

he

r re

turn

s,

bu

t ca

nn

ot

be

use

d t

o p

ay

bills

.

¾C

ostl

yto

co

nve

rt in

to m

on

ey

(tra

nsa

cti

on

co

sts

).

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ease

with

whi

ch m

oney

is c

onve

rted

into

oth

er th

ings

–go

ods a

nd se

rvic

es –

is so

met

imes

cal

led

mon

ey’s liquidity.

Mon

ey is

the

mos

t liq

uid

asse

t of a

ll.

MO

NEY

VS.

OTH

ER F

INAN

CIAL

ASS

ETS

12

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MO

NEY

–TH

E M

OST

LIQ

UID

OF

ALL

�Th

ere

are

tw

o t

ype

s o

f m

on

ey.

¾C

ash

/cu

rre

ncy:

co

ins a

nd

bills

¾C

he

cka

ble

de

po

sit

s: ch

eck

ing a

cco

un

ts a

t b

an

ks

an

d f

ina

ncia

l in

sti

tuti

on

s

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on

ey

or

liq

uid

ity

ava

ila

ble

in

th

e m

ark

et

is

me

asu

red

by

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1 =

ca

sh

+ c

he

cka

ble

de

po

sit

s

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ere

are

M2

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ar

mo

ne

y), M

3 (

ne

ar,

ne

ar

mo

ne

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etc

.

13

THE

DEM

AND

FO

R M

ON

EY

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on

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vs. B

on

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a s

imp

lifi

ca

tio

n)

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rou

p a

ll o

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r fi

na

ncia

l a

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ts t

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r Æ

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ut

ca

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ot

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use

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or

tra

nsa

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on

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ow

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div

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we

alt

h b

etw

ee

n m

on

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an

d b

on

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ad

e-o

ff r

etu

rn a

nd

liq

uid

ity!

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er

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l o

f tr

an

sa

cti

on

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mo

re m

on

ey

¾H

igh

er

inte

rest

rate

on

bo

nd

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mo

re b

on

ds

14

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cre

ase

s p

rop

ort

ion

ally

wit

h n

om

ina

l in

co

me

($Y)

–ca

ptu

res

tra

nsa

cti

on

pu

rpo

se

of

mo

ne

y

¾S

up

po

se

re

al in

co

me

is u

nch

an

ge

d b

ut

pri

ce

s d

ou

ble

le

ad

ing t

o a

do

ub

lin

g o

f n

om

ina

l in

co

me

. W

e n

ee

d t

o h

old

tw

ice

as m

uch

ca

sh

to

bu

y th

e s

am

e c

on

su

mp

tio

n b

aske

ts.

¾H

ype

rin

fla

tio

n –

su

pe

r h

igh

in

fla

tio

n u

nd

er

wh

ich

pe

op

le m

ust

ca

rry

lots

of

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ne

y, b

ut

rea

l in

co

me

is u

nch

an

ge

d.

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ecre

ase

s w

ith

th

e in

tere

st

rate

, d

escri

be

d b

y th

e f

un

cti

on

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–ca

ptu

res t

he

op

po

rtu

nit

y co

st

of

mo

ne

y.

¾H

old

le

ss m

on

ey

an

d p

ut

mo

re in

to b

on

ds a

s i

incre

ase

s.

$(

)d

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Li

��

THE

DEM

AND

FO

R M

ON

EY

15

Hyp

erin

flatio

nis

def

ined

as i

nfla

tion

that

exc

eeds

50

perc

ent

per m

onth

, whi

ch is

just

ove

r 1%

a d

ay.

Even

tual

ly, w

hen

cost

s bec

ome

too

grea

t with

hyp

erin

flatio

n,

the

mon

ey lo

ses i

ts ro

le a

s sto

re o

f val

ue, u

nit o

f acc

ount

and

m

ediu

m o

f exc

hang

e. B

arte

ring

or u

sing

com

mod

ity m

oney

be

com

es p

reva

lent

.

16 17

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id

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fnom

inal

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ease

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man

dfo

rm

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agi

ven

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rest

rate

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inno

min

alin

com

esh

ifts

the

dem

and

form

oney

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erig

ht.

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Dem

and

for M

oney

Fig

ure

4 -1

THE

DEM

AND

FO

R M

ON

EY –

GR

APH

18

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MO

NEY

MAR

KET

EQUI

LIBR

IUM

�M

on

ey

de

ma

nd

(M

d ) =

Mo

ne

y su

pp

ly (

Ms )

�W

ho

su

pp

lie

s m

on

ey?

¾C

urr

en

cy/

ca

sh

: ce

ntr

al b

an

ks

�H

K Æ

Ho

ng K

on

g M

on

eta

ry A

uth

ori

ty(H

KM

A)

(lim

ite

d

role

)

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S Æ

Fe

de

ral R

ese

rve

Ba

nk

s (

the

Fe

d)

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uro

Zo

ne

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pe

an

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ntr

al B

an

k (

EC

B)

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hin

a Æ

Pe

op

le’s

ba

nk

of

Ch

ina

(P

BC

)

¾C

he

cka

ble

de

po

sit

s: co

mm

erc

ial b

an

ks

�A

ssu

me

mo

ne

y su

pp

ly M

s=

cu

rre

ncy

(fo

r n

ow

).19

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t th

e c

en

tra

l b

an

k’s

su

pp

ly o

f m

on

ey

= M

.

¾A

ssu

me

co

nsta

nt

su

pp

ly, in

de

pe

nd

en

t o

f in

tere

st

rate

, o

r

pri

ce

, o

r in

co

me

.

�Th

e e

qu

ilib

riu

m in

fin

an

cia

l m

ark

ets

be

co

me

s

�Th

is e

qu

ilib

riu

m is c

alle

d t

he

LM

rela

tio

n.

¾L Æ

liq

uid

ity

–h

ow

ea

sily

an

asse

t ca

n b

e e

xch

an

ge

d f

or

mo

ne

y.

¾M

Æm

on

ey

–th

e m

ost

liq

uid

of

all a

sse

ts

¾LM

re

lati

on

Æd

em

an

d f

or

liq

uid

ity

= s

up

ply

of

mo

ne

y

$(

)M

YL

i

MO

NEY

MAR

KET

EQUI

LIBR

IUM

20

The

inte

rest

rate

mus

t be

such

that

the

supp

ly of

m

oney

(whi

ch is

in

depe

nden

tof t

he in

tere

st

rate

) is

equa

l to

the

dem

and

for m

oney

(whi

ch

does

depe

nd o

n th

e in

tere

st ra

te).

The

Det

erm

inat

ion

of

the

Inte

rest

Rat

e

Fig

ure

4 -2

$(

)M

YL

i

MO

NEY

MAR

KET

EQUI

LIBR

IUM

21

An in

crea

se in

nom

inal

inco

me

lead

s to

an

incr

ease

in th

e in

tere

st ra

te.

$Y ↑

→ tr

ansa

ctio

n ↑ →

Md↑

(at a

ny i)

→ m

oney

dem

and

curv

e shi

fts to

the r

ight

.

The

Effe

cts o

f an

Incr

ease

in

Nom

inal

Inco

me

on th

e In

tere

st R

ate

Fig

ure

4 -3

$(

)M

YL

i

MO

NEY

MAR

KET

EQUI

LIBR

IUM

22

An in

crea

se in

the

supp

ly of

mon

ey le

ads

to a

dec

reas

e in

the

in

tere

st ra

te.

The

Effe

cts o

f an

Incr

ease

in

the

Mon

ey S

uppl

y on

the

Inte

rest

Rat

e

Fig

ure

4 -4

$(

)M

YL

i

Ms'

MO

NEY

MAR

KET

EQUI

LIBR

IUM

23

REF

RES

H

Th

e m

on

ey

de

ma

nd

cu

rve

will sh

ift

to t

he

rig

ht

wh

en

wh

ich

of

the

fo

llo

win

g o

ccu

rs?

1)

a r

ed

ucti

on

in

th

e in

tere

st

rate

2)

an

in

cre

ase

in

th

e m

on

ey

su

pp

ly

3)

an

in

cre

ase

in

in

co

me

4)

all o

f th

e a

bo

ve

5)

no

ne

of

the

ab

ove

24

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MO

NET

ARY

POLI

CY

�M

sis

a s

tra

igh

t lin

e, w

ha

t d

oe

s it

me

an

?

¾G

ive

n, co

nsta

nt,

exo

ge

no

us

¾Th

e c

en

tra

l b

an

k c

ho

ose

s M

sa

s a

po

licy

too

l to

ach

ieve

a

targ

et

inte

rest

rate

i.

¾In

pra

cti

ce

, fi

rst

ch

oo

se

Ms

to a

ch

ieve

th

at

i.

�O

pe

n m

ark

et

op

era

tio

ns (

OM

O):

bu

yin

g o

r se

llin

g

bo

nd

s b

y th

e c

en

tra

l b

an

k t

o c

ha

nge

Ms .

¾B

uyi

ng b

on

ds: in

cre

ase

MsÆ

exp

an

sio

na

ry p

olicy

¾S

ellin

g b

on

ds: d

ecre

ase

MsÆ

co

ntr

acti

on

ary

po

licy

25

Supp

ose

nom

inal

in

com

e in

crea

ses

and

that

the

cent

ral b

ank

want

s to

kee

p th

e in

tere

st ra

te u

ncha

nged

. W

hat m

onet

ary

polic

y sh

ould

it u

se?

MO

NET

ARY

POLI

CY

26

Open

mar

ket o

pera

tions

lea

d to

equa

l cha

nges

in

asse

ts an

d lia

bilit

ies.

The a

sset

s of t

he ce

ntra

l ba

nk ar

e the

bon

ds it

hol

ds.

The l

iabilit

ies ar

e the

stoc

k of

mon

ey in

the e

cono

my.

An

open

mar

ket o

pera

tion

in w

hich

th

e ce

ntra

l ban

k bu

ys b

onds

an

d iss

ues

mon

ey in

crea

ses

both

ass

ets

and

liabi

lities

by

the

sam

e am

ount

.

The

Bal

ance

She

et o

f th

e C

entr

al B

ank

and

the

Effe

cts o

f an

Exp

ansi

onar

y O

pen

Mar

ket O

pera

tion

Fig

ure

4 -5

OPE

N M

ARKE

T O

PER

ATIO

NS

27

�B

on

d issu

er

is a

bo

rro

we

r, p

rom

ise

s a

ce

rta

in p

aym

en

t

at

a c

ert

ain

tim

e (

ma

turi

ty d

ate

).

�C

urr

en

t p

rice

dir

ectl

y d

ete

rmin

es t

he

re

turn

on

th

e

bo

nd

.

�E

xam

ple

of

a 1

-ye

ar

T-b

ill is

su

ed

by

US

go

vern

me

nt,

wit

h a

pro

mis

ed

pa

yme

nt

of

$1

00

:

�H

igh

er

pri

ce

lo

we

rs t

he

re

turn

i, a

nd

vic

e v

ers

a.

iP

PB

B

�$1

00$

$�

$$1

00P

iB

�1

BON

D P

RIC

E AN

D Y

IELD

28

OPE

N M

ARKE

T O

PER

ATIO

NS

OM

O is a

sim

ple

de

ma

nd

-su

pp

ly r

ea

cti

on

.

�E

xpa

nsio

na

ry

¾C

en

tra

l b

an

k b

uys

bo

nd

s Æ

bo

nd

pri

ce

↑ Æ

inte

rest

rate

¾B

ala

nce

sh

ee

t sh

ow

s ↑

asse

ts &

lia

bilit

ies Æ

incre

ase

mo

ne

y su

pp

ly.

�C

on

tra

cti

on

ary

¾C

en

tra

l b

an

k s

ells b

on

ds Æ

bo

nd

pri

ce

↓ Æ

inte

rest

rate

¾B

ala

nce

sh

ee

t sh

ow

s ↓

asse

ts &

lia

bilit

ies Æ

de

cre

ase

mo

ne

y su

pp

ly.

Op

tio

na

l R

ea

din

g:H

on

g K

on

g v

ers

ion

of

OM

O

29

MO

NET

ARY

POLI

CY –

SUM

MAR

Y

�G

ove

rnm

en

t’s f

isca

l p

olicy

infl

ue

nce

s t

he

go

od

s

ma

rke

t; c

en

tra

l b

an

k’s

mo

ne

tary

po

licy

infl

ue

nce

s t

he

fin

an

cia

lm

ark

et.

�C

en

tra

l b

an

k c

ho

ose

s i

by

ad

justi

ng M

s .

�In

cre

asin

g m

on

ey

su

pp

ly t

oo

mu

ch

ma

y le

ad

to

infl

ati

on

in

th

e m

ed

ium

an

d lo

ng r

un

.

�P

reve

nti

ng “

su

pe

r-in

fla

tio

n”

is t

he

go

al fo

r m

an

y

ce

ntr

al b

an

ks a

s w

ell.

¾W

ha

t sh

ou

ld t

he

Fe

d d

o a

bo

ut

the

eff

ects

of

QE

s?

30

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INTE

RES

T R

ATE

–CA

VEAT

S

�W

e a

ssu

me

d o

ne

in

tere

st

rate

i, b

ut

in r

ea

l w

orl

d,

ma

ny

rate

s.

¾Tr

ea

su

ry b

ills

(T-b

ills

) m

atu

re in

1 y

ea

r o

r le

ss.

¾Tr

ea

su

ry n

ote

s (

T-n

ote

s)

ma

ture

in

2-1

0 y

ea

rs.

¾Tr

ea

su

ry b

on

ds (

T-b

on

ds)

ma

ture

20

-30

ye

ars

.

¾Tim

e d

ep

osit

s, m

on

ey

ma

rke

t sa

vin

gs a

cco

un

t, e

tc.

�Th

e c

en

tra

l b

an

k c

an

, th

rou

gh

op

en

ma

rke

t

op

era

tio

ns, ch

an

ge

th

e s

ho

rt-t

erm

inte

rest

rate

.

31

THE

MO

NEY

MAR

KET

–SU

MM

ARY

�In

tere

st

rate

Pri

ce

or

co

nve

rsio

n r

ati

oo

f cu

rre

nt

vs. fu

ture

co

nsu

mp

tio

ns

¾D

ete

rmin

ed

by

de

ma

nd

an

d s

up

ply

of

mo

ne

y

�S

o f

ar,

on

ly f

ocu

s o

n c

urr

en

cy/

ca

sh

co

ntr

olle

d b

y th

e

ce

ntr

al b

an

k t

hro

ugh

OM

O.

�B

ut

M1

= c

urr

en

cy/

ca

sh

+ c

he

cka

ble

de

po

sit

s.

¾C

he

cka

ble

de

po

sit

s a

re s

up

plie

d b

y (p

riva

te)

ba

nk

s.

¾C

an

ce

ntr

al b

an

k s

till c

on

tro

l i?

32

WH

AT B

ANKS

DO

�F

ina

ncia

l in

term

ed

iari

es:re

ce

ive

(b

orr

ow

) fu

nd

s f

rom

so

me

an

d

pro

vid

e (

len

d)

to o

the

rs.

¾D

ep

osit

s:

lia

bilit

ies o

f b

an

ks

¾Lo

an

s,

bo

nd

s,

oth

er

asse

ts:

asse

ts o

f b

an

ks

�S

ub

ject

to r

egu

lati

on

sb

eca

use

of

the

ris

kin

volv

ed

.

¾C

red

it r

isk

:W

ha

t if

th

e lo

an

s c

an

no

t b

e r

ep

aid

?

¾Liq

uid

ity

risk

:W

ha

t if

th

e lo

an

s c

an

no

t b

e c

alle

d b

ack

wh

en

I n

ee

d t

he

mo

ne

y?

�R

ese

rve

ra

tio

:%

of

de

po

sit

s t

ha

t m

ust

be

ke

pt

as “

rese

rve

~1

0%

in

th

e U

S

¾Th

e r

est:

lo

an

s,

bo

nd

s,

inte

rba

nk

lo

an

s,

etc

.

33

Ban

k R

uns

Rum

ors t

hat a

ban

k is

not

doi

ng w

ell a

nd so

me

loan

s will

not

be

repa

id, w

ill le

ad p

eopl

e to

clo

se th

eir a

ccou

nts a

t tha

t ban

k.

If en

ough

peo

ple

do so

, the

ban

k w

ill ru

n ou

t of r

eser

ves—

a ba

nk ru

n.

To a

void

ban

k ru

ns, t

he U

.S. g

over

nmen

t pro

vide

s fed

eral

de

posi

t ins

uran

ce.

An a

ltern

ativ

e so

lutio

n is

nar

row

ban

king

, whi

ch w

ould

re

stric

t ban

ks to

hol

ding

liqu

id, s

afe,

gov

ernm

ent b

onds

, suc

h as

T-b

ills.

34

The

Bal

ance

She

et o

f Ban

ks

and

the

Bal

ance

She

et o

f th

e C

entr

al B

ank,

Rev

isite

d

Fig

ure

4 -6

WH

AT B

ANKS

DO

35

OM

O –

BALA

NCE

SH

EET

ANAL

YSIS

Ce

ntr

al b

an

k b

ou

gh

t $

10

,00

0 b

on

d f

rom

no

nb

an

k.

Ce

ntr

al b

an

kN

on

ba

nk

(th

e p

ub

lic)

Ce

ntr

al b

an

k b

ou

gh

t $

10

,00

0 b

on

d f

rom

a c

om

me

rcia

l b

an

k.

Ce

ntr

al b

an

kC

om

me

rcia

l b

an

k

asse

tslia

bilit

ies

bond

s+$

10,0

00cu

rren

cy(in

circ

ulat

ion)

+$10

,000

asse

tslia

bilit

ies

bond

s-$

10,0

00cu

rren

cy(o

rcas

h)+$

10,0

00

asse

tslia

bilit

ies

bond

s+$

10,0

00re

serv

es+$

10,0

00

asse

tslia

bilit

ies

bond

s-$

10,0

00re

serv

es+$

10,0

00

36

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WH

AT B

ANKS

DO

–M

ON

EY M

ULTI

PLIE

R E

FFEC

T

�W

ith

ou

tb

an

ks, ce

ntr

al b

an

k m

on

ey

=m

on

ey

su

pp

ly.

�W

ith

ba

nk

s,

ce

ntr

al b

an

k m

on

ey

<m

on

ey

su

pp

ly,

be

ca

use

rese

rve

is o

nly

a f

racti

on

of

tota

l ch

ecka

ble

de

po

sit

s.

¾E

xam

ple

: $

10

0 c

en

tra

l b

an

k m

on

ey

ge

ts d

ep

osit

ed

, w

ith

10

% r

ese

rve

¾1

stro

un

d:

Ba

nk

A r

ece

ive

s $

10

0 d

ep

osit

, a

t m

ost

$9

0 c

an

be

le

nt

ou

t.

(ch

ecka

ble

de

po

sit

+$

10

0)

¾2

nd

rou

nd

: Th

e $

90

lo

an

ge

ts d

ep

osit

ed

in

ba

nk

B,

at

mo

st

$8

1 c

an

be

len

t o

ut.

(ch

ecka

ble

de

po

sit

+$

90

)

¾3

rdro

un

d:

Th

e $

81

lo

an

ge

ts d

ep

osit

ed

in

ba

nk

C,

at

mo

st

$7

2.9

ca

n b

e

len

t o

ut.

(ch

ecka

ble

de

po

sit

+$

81

) A

nd

so

on

, a

nd

so

on

¾M

1 =

10

0+

90

+8

1+

72

.9+

… =

10

0/0

.1=

10

00

�E

qu

ilib

riu

m: m

on

ey

de

ma

nd

= m

on

ey

su

pp

ly =

ce

ntr

al b

an

k

mo

ne

y ×

mo

ne

y m

ult

iplie

r

37

�D

em

an

d f

or

ce

ntr

al b

an

k m

on

ey

= c

urr

en

cy

+ r

ese

rve

s

�S

up

ply

of

ce

ntr

al b

an

k m

on

ey

is c

on

tro

lle

d b

y th

e c

en

tra

l

ba

nk

.

�Th

e e

qu

ilib

riu

m in

tere

st

rate

is s

uch

th

at

the

de

ma

nd

an

d

the

su

pp

ly o

f ce

ntr

al b

an

k m

on

ey

are

eq

ua

l.

CEN

TRAL

BAN

K M

ON

EY: D

EMAN

D A

ND

SUP

PLY

38

Fig

ure

4-7

D

ete

rmin

an

ts o

f th

e D

em

an

d a

nd

th

e S

up

ply

of

Ce

ntr

al B

an

k M

on

ey

REF

RES

H

At

the

cu

rre

nt

inte

rest

rate

, su

pp

ose

th

e s

up

ply

of

mo

ne

y is

le

ss t

ha

n t

he

de

ma

nd

fo

r m

on

ey.

Giv

en

th

is in

form

ati

on

, w

e k

no

w t

ha

t:

1)

the

pri

ce

of

bo

nd

s w

ill te

nd

in

cre

ase

.

2)

the

pri

ce

of

bo

nd

s w

ill te

nd

to

fa

ll.

3)

pro

du

cti

on

eq

ua

ls d

em

an

d.

4)

the

go

od

s m

ark

et

is a

lso

in

eq

uilib

riu

m.

5)

the

su

pp

ly o

f b

on

ds a

lso

eq

ua

ls t

he

de

ma

nd

for

bo

nd

s.

39

REF

RES

H

Th

e m

on

ey

de

ma

nd

cu

rve

will sh

ift

to t

he

le

ft

wh

en

wh

ich

of

the

fo

llo

win

g o

ccu

rs?

1)

a r

ed

ucti

on

in

th

e in

tere

st

rate

2)

an

in

cre

ase

in

th

e in

tere

st

rate

3)

an

op

en

ma

rke

t sa

le o

f b

on

ds b

y th

e c

en

tra

l

ba

nk

4)

an

in

cre

ase

in

in

co

me

5)

no

ne

of

the

ab

ove

40

SEE

YOU

NEX

T TI

ME -

�A

ssig

ne

d r

ea

din

g:

¾Te

xtb

oo

k C

ha

p.

4 (

4-3

an

d 4

-4 o

pti

on

al b

ut

ne

ed

to

kn

ow

th

e m

ate

ria

ls f

rom

le

ctu

re s

lid

es)

¾Te

xtb

oo

k, C

ha

p. 5

(fo

r n

ext

tim

e)

�P

rob

lem

se

t 2

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