reserve bank
Central monetary institution
A reserve bank is a central bank that holds currency reserves and regulates a nation's monetary policy.
In the United States, the Federal Reserve System comprises twelve regional reserve banks: the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
In other countries, the term may name the central bank itself: the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Secure storage chamber
- depositsMaterial settled or stored
- currencyMedium of exchange
- accountsRecords of transactions
- assetsOwned items of value
securities · foreign exchange · treasury · banknotes · clearing house · settlement · capital · balance sheet
Central bank economic controls
- interest ratesPrice paid for borrowing
- inflation controlPolicies limiting price increases
- lender of last resortEmergency credit source for banks
- economic stabilitySustained healthy financial conditions
quantitative easing · government bonds · credit control · base rate · money supply · financial stability · governor
vault
Secure storage chamber
assets · securities · foreign exchange · treasury · banknotes · clearing house · settlement · capital · balance sheet
monetary policy
Central bank economic controls
- interest ratesPrice paid for borrowing
- inflation controlPolicies limiting price increases
- lender of last resortEmergency credit source for banks
economic stability · quantitative easing · government bonds · credit control · base rate · money supply · financial stability · governor
- bankingbanks, ATM, ATMs, account, accounts
- government bodiesagency, bureau, legislature, department, ministry
- Economic Bodieseconomic council, finance ministry, treasury department, budget office, commerce department
- Economic OrganizationsIMF, OECD, WTO, World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund
- financial institutionsbanks, commercial banks, investment banks, credit unions, savings and loan
- money makersmint, treasury, Royal Mint, US Mint, printing press
reserve bankcommercial bank
Deposit and loan institution
retail bank · private bank · merchant bank · investment bank · savings bank
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