How to Calculate the Money Multiplier

How to Calculate the Money Multiplier

In a fractional reserve banking system, most of the money supply is generated by commercial banks. This is possible because the banks only have to hold a fraction of all deposits as reserves. That means, they can use the rest to make loans and thereby create new money. The maximum […]

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How Fractional Reserve Banking Works

Fractional reserve banking is a banking system in which banks only hold a fraction of the money their customer deposits as reserves. This allows them to use the rest of it to make loans and thereby essentially create new money. This gives commercial banks the power to directly affect the […]

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