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BANK RESERVES [1 record]

Record 1 1999-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
CONT

... commercial or member banks must have reserves to support their assets and deposits. ... the first step of the Fed [Federal Reserve Board], therefore, when it wants to put on the monetary brakes, is to act to cut down on the Reserves available to the banks ... Each dollar contraction in bank Reserves forces about a $5 contraction in total bank money ...

Key term(s)
  • bank reserve

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
DEF

Sommes appartenant à des institutions financières et disponibles à vue sur des comptes courants ouverts auprès d'une banque centrale.

Key term(s)
  • réserve de banque

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
DEF

La constituida por los bancos, por imperativo legal o acuerdo estatutario, como garantía de la solvencia frente a terceros, especialmente de sus depósitos, o bien frente a las exigencias de la política monetaria estatal.

Key term(s)
  • reserva bancaria
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