Banking and Reserve Requirements Quiz

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What is the cost incurred by FNB when it borrows reserves from other banks?

Market interest rate

Federal Funds rate (correct)

Transaction costs from selling securities

Discount rate

What can FNB do to increase required reserves?

Increase customer deposits

Acquire more assets

Sell government securities (correct)

Raise interest rates on loans

What is a disadvantage of selling securities to meet reserve requirements?

It introduces high uncertainty

It directly reduces total assets

Transaction costs may be significant (correct)

It is illegal in many cases

What is the interest rate paid by FNB when it borrows reserves from the Central Bank called?

Discount rate Signup and view all the answers

Why might FNB want to maintain excess reserves?

As insurance against deposit outflows Signup and view all the answers

Which type of securities tends to have the lowest transaction costs when sold?

Government securities Signup and view all the answers

What might be a consequence of FNB reducing its loans?

Loss of interest income Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the main reasons banks, like FNB, hold excess reserves?

To manage liquidity risk Signup and view all the answers

What happens to banks when they experience a deposit outflow?

They may need to adjust their balance sheet if reserves are insufficient. Signup and view all the answers

What is the required reserve percentage for the bank mentioned in the content?

10% Signup and view all the answers

If the First National Bank has $90 million in deposits, what is its required reserve amount?

$9 million Signup and view all the answers

Which institution requires banks to hold a minimum of 1% of specific liabilities?

European Central Bank Signup and view all the answers

What typically motivates banks to lend their reserves?

To achieve higher interest rates. Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the interest paid on reserves when the deposit facility rate is set above 0%?

It is remunerated at 0%. Signup and view all the answers

If the First National Bank's reserves are insufficient after a deposit outflow, what course of action may it pursue?

Borrow reserves from another bank or the Federal Reserve. Signup and view all the answers

What was the deposit facility rate set to in July 2023?

0% Signup and view all the answers

What does the variable β represent in the money multiplier equation?

The required reserves ratio Signup and view all the answers

In the context of the deposits multiplier, what happens to the amount of loans as deposits increase?

Loans increase as deposits increase Signup and view all the answers

If a new bank receives 100 Euros in cash and has a required reserve ratio of 2%, how much can it potentially lend out?

98 Euros Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the monetary base (MB)?

The total amount of cash in circulation and bank reserves Signup and view all the answers

When calculating the deposits multiplier using the formula provided, which mathematical operation is performed first?

Multiplying by (1 - β) Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between changes in bank reserves (∆R) and changes in reservable deposits (∆D)?

They are directly proportional according to the required reserves ratio Signup and view all the answers

In the playout of the deposits multiplier, as time progresses (from t1 to tn), what happens to the total loans (L)?

Total loans consistently increase Signup and view all the answers

If a bank's required reserves ratio is increased, what is the likely impact on the bank's ability to create money?

The ability to create money decreases Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of maturity transformation in banking?

Links short-term investments with long-term needs. Signup and view all the answers

What is a key characteristic of the transmission mechanism of monetary policy?

It has long, variable, and uncertain time lags. Signup and view all the answers

When the Central Bank raises official interest rates, what is the immediate effect on interbank interest rates?

They increase due to higher costs for liquidity. Signup and view all the answers

What action might banks take to avoid borrowing at high interbank rates?

Sell part of their securities holdings. Signup and view all the answers

What is the likely impact on aggregate demand (AD) when the Central Bank implements a restrictive monetary policy?

AD decreases due to reduced consumption and investment. Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the market interest rate when central bank interest rates rise?

The market interest rate may increase. Signup and view all the answers

What is one potential consequence of increased interbank interest rates for banks?

Banks may reduce the amount of loans extended to customers. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes the roles of banks in the context of monetary policy transmission?

They act as intermediaries that can affect interest rates and liquidity. Signup and view all the answers

What effect does the sale of securities by banks have on market interest rates?

It raises market interest rates. Signup and view all the answers

What is one consequence of rising market interest rates for banks?

Banks increase interest rates on loans. Signup and view all the answers

Which action do firms and households tend to take when interest rates rise?

Postpone investment decisions and purchasing credit-based goods. Signup and view all the answers

How does a decrease in consumption and investment affect aggregate demand?

It leads to a fall in aggregate demand. Signup and view all the answers

What is one potential outcome of falling aggregate demand?

A slowdown in the inflation rate. Signup and view all the answers

What happens to deposits when liquidity decreases according to the banking sector model?

Deposits decrease. Signup and view all the answers

According to Fisher’s intertemporal consumption model, how do households respond to rising interest rates?

Postpone current consumption to invest in financial markets. Signup and view all the answers

What connection exists between legal reserves and the availability of loans in the banking model?

Increased legal reserves restrict the availability of loans. Signup and view all the answers

What constitutes Tier 2 or supplementary capital?

Cumulative perpetual preferred stock and subordinated debt Signup and view all the answers

What are the risk weights assigned to uninsured mortgages?

50% Signup and view all the answers

What does the Three Pillars approach under Basel II include?

Minimum capital requirements, supervisory review, and market discipline Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary aim of Basel III reforms?

To strengthen banking sector regulation and risk management Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the five indicators to identify Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs)?

Credit rating Signup and view all the answers

How are G-SIBs categorized?

Into five equally sized buckets with varying capital requirements Signup and view all the answers

What component does the equation CR ≥ CR(mr) + CR(or) + CR(cr) represent in Basel II?

Minimum capital requirements for banks Signup and view all the answers

What effect did the financial crisis starting in 2007 have on the perception of large financial institutions?

It highlighted the need for stronger regulation of large globally active banks Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Overview of Banking Intermediaries

A bank is an institution that grants loans and receives deposits from the public.
Commercial banks provide wholesale and retail banking services.
Wholesale banking services include liquidity and payment services for large businesses and governments.
Retail banking services are offered to small businesses.
Investment banks help corporations and governments raise capital, arrange mergers and acquisitions, and provide trading, consultancy, and global custody services.

Balance Sheet

Assets: Reserve and cash (required and excess reserves), securities (government and agency bonds, corporate bonds), loans (commercial and industrial, real estate, consumer, interbank loans), and other assets (physical capital).
Liabilities: Transaction deposits (demand deposits, negotiable order of withdrawal (NOW) accounts, money market deposits), non-transaction deposits (savings deposits, time deposits), borrowings (interbank loans, bonds, repurchase agreements), and capital.

Unicredit Reclassified Consolidated Balance Sheet

Provides a detailed balance sheet for Unicredit, summarizing assets and liabilities
The data is presented in € million for the years 2022 and 2023.
Various asset classes like cash, financial assets, loans, and other assets are categorized.
Corresponding liability categories, such as customer deposits, deposits from banks, financial liabilities, and others, are also included.
The balance sheet demonstrates a substantial amount of financial assets and customer deposits held by Unicredit.

Unicredit Consolidated Income Statement

A statement summarizing revenues, costs, and profits over a period, in € million

Basic Bank

Vault cash is a bank reserve kept in its depository to handle day-to-day transactions such as cashing customer checks.
Since vault cash is also a bank reserve, it’s recorded in the bank’s asset section, alongside other bank reserves.
Federal Reserve deposit is the other type of reserve used by banks.
If a bank receives funds from another bank via an interbank transaction, that amount is recorded as a debit in the Liabilities section.

Basic Bank – Liquidity Management

Explains how banks manage their reserves when dealing with deposit outflows.
Banks have various options such as borrowing from other banks (federal funds), issuing certificates of deposit, and borrowing from the central bank.
The presented scenarios illustrate how deposit outflow affects a bank's reserves and subsequently its other assets and liabilities.

Payment System

Banks need a system to process payments and credits.
Payment systems support the transfer of ownership claims in the financial sector.
Settlement systems can be bilateral or multilateral.

Credit Function

Banks act as intermediaries between borrowers and depositors, supporting asset allocations.
This includes transforming relationships between creditors and debtors from bilateral to multilateral relationships.
Banks link local financial needs to global financial circuits and facilitate short-term investment needs through maturity transformation.

Transmission Mechanism of Monetary Policy

A diagram illustrating the chain reaction of monetary policy adjustments, from official interest rates to price developments.
Factors like expectations, money market interest rates, exchange rates, and supply/demand in goods/labor markets are crucial in the mechanism.
Shocks outside the control of the central bank can have an impact on the transmission mechanism.

Interest Rate Channel

Describes how changes in official interest rates affect the interbank market and the overall financial system.
Banks are affected by higher official interest rates because they pay more to the central bank for their reserves.
This rise in interest rates discourages further investment and encourages banks to sell financial assets and reduce the amount of loans to financial institutions.

Bank Loan Channel

Demonstrates how a decrease in reserves affects lending activity in the banking sector.
Reduced reserves lead to a decrease in loans, impacting investment expenditure and subsequently demand.

Capital

Share capital represents funds raised through common or preferred shares.
Shareholder's equity is the difference between total assets and debts.
Market value of equity is the total market valuation of all outstanding shares.
Capital serves as a cushion against asset value drops, preventing potential insolvency.

Regulatory Capital

Key international bank failures in 1974 (Bankhaus Herstatt and Franklin National Bank) underscore issues with regulatory capital.
The G-10 Committee, including key global economies, created the Basel Accord, which established international capital adequacy standards.

Basel I, II, III, and IV

Basel I, II, III, and IV are landmark banking regulations designed to ensure capital adequacy and financial stability.
These regulations cover various aspects such as capital requirements, risk management, supervision, and market discipline.

G-SIBS

Provides information specific to Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs), encompassing criteria for identification and impact on the financial sector.

Monetary Function

Explains money's functions: a unit of account, medium of exchange, and store of value.
Discusses the evolution of money types, from commodity to fiat and representative forms, and their modern forms like electronic money.
Describes the monetary aggregates (M1, M2, M3) used by central banks to measure the amount of money circulating in an economy.

Schumpeter's Contribution

Schumpeter proposed that bank deposits differ from deposits representing tangible assets.
Bank receipts are equivalent to legal currency for payments, so banks enable the creation of credit and money.

Financial Function- Structured Finance

Describes the structure of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) as a mechanism for structuring financial products and risks.
Explains the role of parties in the process, including arrangers, servicers, and trustees.

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