Question | Answer |
Beige Book | A consolidated report of regional economic conditions in each of the 12 Federal Reserve districts. |
Board of Governors | A body made up of seven individual members; also called the federal reserve board. |
Defensive Open Market Operations | Operations that offset the impact of other conditions on the level of reserves. |
Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act (DIDMCA) | A legal bill that deregulated some aspects of depository institutions and enhanced the Fed's ability to control the money supply. |
Discount Rate | The interest rate charged on Fed district bank loans to depository institutions. |
Dynamic Open Market Operations | Operations implemented to increase or decrease the level of reserves. |
Federal Funds Rate | The interest rate charged by banks on short term loans to each other. |
Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) | A body made up of seven members of the Board of Governors and presidents of five district banks. |
Federal Reserve District Banks | Components of the Federal Reserve System; each bank is allowed to trade government securities. |
M1 | The most narrow form of money, including currency held by the public and checking deposits. |
Policy Directive | The document passed from the FOMC to the Trading Desk stating the FOMC's decision on the target money supply level. |
Repurchase Agreement | The purchase of securities with an agreement to sell them back at a specified date in the near future. |
Reserve Requirement Ratio | The proportion of depository institutions accounts that must be held as reserves. |
Trading Desk (Open Market Desk) | Open market operations are carried out here. |