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Base Money (M0): Money created by the FED when they purchased asset.
M1: All the currency in pockets+ Check Writting
M1: M0 +checkable deposits- Bank Reserves
M2: M1+ Things easy to convert to M1 (Savings account+Money market mutual acc.)
Typically money refers to M1, which is money that is readily usable to facilitate transactions.
Significant part of money creation in hand of private banks, not central banks.