Monetary policy Flashcards
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what is monetary policy
Changes to interest rates the money supply and the exchange rate by the central bank of an economy in order to influence Aggregate demand. This is a policy enacted by a country central bank to control inflation and hit the inflation target of 2 percent.
Goals of central banks using monetary policy
boot aggregate demand ( boost short run economic growth and reduce mainly Cyclical unemployment )
hit the inflation target - transmission mechanism
Macro economic stability
What are the two types of monetary policy
Contarctionary monetary policy and expansionary monetary policy -
INFLATION TARGETING -
Reduces AD to hit the inflation target.
Reduction of AD can reduce demand pull inflation hitting the target 2%
macro economic stability
Prevent excessive growth of house prices and prevent excessive credit
what is contractionary monetary policy ?
slows down and overheated economy
INFLATION TARGETING -
Reduces AD to hit the inflation target.
Reduction of AD can reduce demand pull inflation hitting the target 2%
macro economic stability
Prevent excessive growth of house prices and prevent excessive credit
promote Saving - reducing excess debt
reduce current account deficit
Expansionary monetary policy
interest rates definition
Cost of borrowing
what is the technical terms of a currency increasing and decreasing
depreciation
appreciate
what side is monetary policy
A demand side policy