TheFederal Reserve controls the three tools of monetary policyopen market operations the discount rate and the reserve requirements.The Federal Reserve influences the demand for and supply of balances that depository institutions hold at the Federal
TheFederal Reserve controls the three tools of monetary policyopen market operations the discount rate and the reserve requirements.The Federal Reserve influences the demand for and supply of balances that depository institutions hold at the Federal Reserve Banks and in this way it alters the federal funds rate. The federal funds rate is the interest rate at which depository institutions lend balances at the Federal Reserve to other depository institutions overnight.Changes in the federal funds rateimpact a ripple effectthat affect the following:From your knowledge of the financial system the demand for money banking and the money supply the stock market interest and spending interest and investment how money moves and how monetary policy affects aggregate supply and demand and inflation explain exactly how a change in the federal funds rate can affect all these reactions. Use at least 4 graphs. Do you think we are in a liquidity trap today? Why or why not?