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Modify-open market operations-switching government deposits

Assume that you are the governor of the Bank of Canada. The economy is experiencing sharp and prolonged inflationary trend.  What modify in (a) open market operations, and (b) switching government deposits would you assume? Describe in each of the case how the change you advocate would influence chartered bank cash reserves and affect the money supply.

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To decrease inflation, the Bank of Canada would increase interest rates.  It would be accomplished typically through open-market operations (selling bonds), however could also be obtained by switching government deposits from the chartered banks to the Bank of Canada. In both of the cases it would decrease chartered bank cash reserves.

The restrictive monetary policy would decrease the lending ability of the banking system, enhance the real interest rate, decrease investment spending, decrease aggregate demand, and decrease inflation.

 

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