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Introducing
Money
and the
FinanciaI
System
1oplcs ln llnanclal ueclslons
W llnanclal sysLem and economy connecLlons
W llnanclal markeLs
W llnanclal lnsLlLuLlons
W Money
W Lconomlc approach
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llnanclal SysLem and
Lhe Lconomy
W llnanclal sysLem
A neLwork of markeLs and lnsLlLuLlons Lo brlng savers and
borrowers LogeLher
W Savers and borrowers
3 groups of poLenLlal savers and borrowers are households
buslnesses and governmenLs
W llnanclal lnsLrumenLs
AsseLs llablllLles
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llnanclal Servlces
provlded by Lhe flnanclal sysLem
W 8lsk sharlng
8orrowers savers reduce Lhe uncerLalnLy Lo whlch Lhey
are exposed
W LlquldlLy
A measure of how readlly one asseL can be converLed Lo
cash
W lnformaLlon
1he flnanclal sysLem gaLhers lnformaLlon abouL borrowers'
clrcumsLances so lndlvldual savers do noL need Lo search for
prospecLlve borrowers
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llnanclal MarkeLs
W 1ransfers funds from savers Lo borrowers
W lnLernaLlonal caplLal markeL (lendlng
borrowlng across naLlonal boundarles) ls
growlng rapldly
W AsseL prlces communlcaLe lnformaLlon
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llnanclal lnsLlLuLlons
W lnLermedlarles beLween borrowers and savers
W ueposlL lnsurance crlsls (1980's and early
1990's) and recenL reforms
W Loans from flnanclal lnsLlLuLlons accounL for
Lhe ma[orlLy of funds borrowers ralse (raLher
Lhan Lhe sLock and bonds markeLs as seen ln
llgure 11)
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I|gure 11 Sources of lunds for nonflnanclal
8uslnesses MarkeLs versus lnsLlLuLlons
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Money
W ueflned as anyLhlng LhaL people are wllllng Lo
accepL ln paymenL for goods servlces or Lo
pay off debLs
W Money supply LoLal quanLlLy of money ln Lhe
economy
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Money ln Lhe uS
W lederal 8eserve SysLem
1he cenLral bank ln Lhe unlLed SLaLes
CollecLs daLa on varlous measures of Lhe money supply
W MoneLary pollcy
1he managemenL of Lhe money supply and lLs llnks Lo
prlces lnLeresL raLes and oLher economlc varlables
W MoneLary Lheory
Lxplores Lhe relaLlonshlps llnklng changes ln Lhe money
supply Lo changes ln economlc acLlvlLy and prlces
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Lconomlc Analysls as a 1ool
Lxplaln currenL developmenLs evenLs
redlcL fuLure developmenLs evenLs
ueveloplng an economlc approach
Applylng an economlc approach
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Chapter 2
;er;iew
of the
FinanciaI
System
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urpose of Lhe llnanclal SysLem
W rovldes channels Lo Lransfer funds from savers Lo
borrowers
W Savers are suppllers of funds
W 8orrowers are demanders of funds
W llnanclal markeLs lssue clalms on borrowers
dlrecLly Lo savers
W llnanclal lnLermedlarles acL as gobeLweens by
holdlng a porLfollo of asseLs and lssulng clalms Lo
savers
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I|gure 21 Movlng lunds 1hrough Lhe llnanclal
SysLem
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I|gure 22 ey Servlces rovlded by Lhe
llnanclal SysLem
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ey Servlces rovlded by Lhe llnanclal
SysLem
W |sk shar|ng by allowlng savers Lo hold many
asseLs
W |qu|d|ty whlch ls Lhe ease wlLh whlch an
asseL can be exchanged for money
W nformat|on abouL borrowers and reLurns on
flnanclal asseLs
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llnanclal MarkeLs
W rlmary markeLs are Lhose ln whlch newly
lssued clalms are sold Lo lnlLlal buyers
W Secondary markeLs are Lhose ln whlch
prevlously lssued clalms are resold
W 8lsksharlng llquldlLy and lnformaLlon
servlces are provlded ln secondary markeLs
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1ypes of Secondary llnanclal MarkeLs
W MaLurlLy money and caplLal markeLs
W 1radlng places aucLlon and
overLhecounLer markeLs
W SeLLlemenL cash or derlvaLlve
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llnanclal lnLermedlarles' 1asks
W MaLch savers and borrowers
W rovlde rlsksharlng llquldlLy and lnformaLlon
servlces
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CompeLlLlon and Change
W llnanclal lnnovaLlon resulLs from change
W Lase of communlcaLlng lnformaLlon has
allowed for greaLer flnanclal lnLegraLlon
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oals of llnanclal 8egulaLlon
W rovlslon of lnformaLlon
W MalnLenance of flnanclal sLablllLy
W ConLrolllng Lhe money supply
W Lncouraglng parLlcular acLlvlLles (llke home
ownershlp)
W 8egulaLlon affecLs Lhe ablllLy of flnanclal
markeLs and lnsLlLuLlons Lo provlde rlsk
sharlng llquldlLy and lnformaLlon servlces as
seen ln 1able 31
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@ab|e 31 8egulaLlon of llnanclal
lnsLlLuLlons and MarkeLs ln Lhe unlLed SLaLes
Chapter 3
Money and
the Payments
System
MeeLlng Lhe needs of Lxchange
W 3 meLhods Lo galn Lhe efflclency beneflLs of
speclallzaLlon lnclude barLer governmenL
allocaLlon and money
W Money can help people beneflL from
speclallzaLlon wlLhouL lncurrlng Lhe hlgh
Lradlng cosLs of barLer or Lhe mlsallocaLlons of
governmenL allocaLlon
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I|gure 31 MeLhods of Lxchange
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luncLlons of Money
W Medlum of exchange
W unlL of accounL
W SLore of value
W SLandard of deferred paymenL
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CrlLerla for Medlum of Lxchange
W AccepLable Lo mosL Lraders
W SLandardlzed quallLy
W uurable
W valuable relaLlve Lo lLs welghL
W ulvlslble
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aymenLs SysLems
W CommodlLy money
hyslcal goods (preclous meLals) by whlch Lrade was accompllshed
W llaL money
Money auLhorlzed by a cenLral bank ls Lhe deflnlLlve money and
doesn'L have Lo be exchanged for gold or commodlLy money
W Checks
romlses Lo pay deflnlLlve money on demand drawn on money
deposlLed ln a flnanclal lnsLlLuLlon
W LlecLronlc funds
CompuLerlzed paymenLclearlng
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Measurlng Lhe Money Supply
W 1o undersLand money's role as an economlc
varlable we need Lo measure lL
W ueflnlLlons of Lhe money supply are based o
Lhe asseLs lncluded as money and depend on
how subsLlLuLable dlfferenL asseLs are for
money
W LlquldlLy refers Lo Lhe cosL aL whlch an asseL
can be converLed lnLo deflnlLlve money
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MoneLary AggregaLes
W 1he lederal 8eserve has developed 3
deflnlLlons of money LhaL lnclude asseLs
broader Lhan currency called moneLary
aggregaLes
,
,
8roader moneLary aggregaLes
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I|gure 32 Measurlng MoneLary AggregaLes
lebruary 2006
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SelecLlng MoneLary AggregaLes
W , currenLly consldered besL
W AggregaLes move broadly LogeLher over
long Llme perlods
W Some slgnlflcanL dlfferences ln moneLary
aggregaLe movemenLs have occurred
durlng cerLaln perlods
W 1he dlfferenL moneLary aggregaLes glve a
dlfferenL plcLure of movemenLs ln Lhe
money supply over Llme
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I|gure 33 rowLh 8aLes of , and
, 19602006
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Chapter 4
Interest Rates
and Rates of
Return
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1ypes of 8onds
CaLegorles of bonds are used Lo ldenLlfy
varlaLlons ln Lhe Llmlng of paymenLs
Slmple loan
lnvolves Lhe prlnclpal (9) and lnLeresL ( )
1oLal paymenL 9+ 9 9(1 + )
ulscounL bond
8epays ln a slngle paymenL
8epays Lhe face value aL maLurlLy buL recelves
less Lhan Lhe face value lnlLlally
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1ypes of 8onds conL'd
W Coupon bond
8orrowers make mulLlple paymenLs of lnLeresL aL regular
lnLervals and repay Lhe face value aL maLurlLy
Speclfles Lhe maLurlLy daLe face value lssuer and coupon
raLe (equals Lhe yearly paymenL dlvlded by face value)
W llxedpaymenL loan
8orrower makes regular perlodlc paymenLs Lo Lhe lender
aymenLs lnclude boLh lnLeresL and prlnclpal and no lump
sum paymenL aL maLurlLy
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resenL value
W Comparlng reLurns across debL Lypes ls dlfflculL
slnce Llmlng of repaymenL dlffers
W SoluLlon ls Lhe concepL of presenL value Lo
flnd a common measure for funds aL dlfferenL
Llmes presenL each ln Loday's dollars
W 1he presenL value of $1 recelved years ln Lhe
fuLure ls 1](1 + )
+ (9
+
9
)/9