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Vocab for Macro
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Central bank | Another word for the FED in the U.S. |
| Commodity money | A form of money with intrinsic value |
| Demand deposits | Checking accounts. |
| Discount rate | The rate the FED charges banks for loans |
| Federal funds rate | The overnight rate banks charge each other |
| Fiat money | A form of money with only symbolic value |
| Liquidity | How easily money can be turned into cash |
| M1 | This is what we mean by the money supply |
| Medium of exchange | Money used to buy goods or services |
| Open market operations | The buying and selling of bonds |
| Reserve requirement | The percentage of deposits a bank must keep |
| Securities | Another word for bonds or IOUs |
| Store of value | Money used to maintain its value |
| Unit of account | Money used to measure the value of something |
| Excess Reserves | the cash held by a bank or other financial institution above the reserve requirement that an authority sets |