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Excess reserves and the new challenges for monetary policy
Abstract: Interest on reserves allows the Federal Reserve to pursue an appropriate monetary policy even with a high level of excess reserves. However, a banking system flush with excess reserves can raise the risk of monetary policy getting behind the curve.
Keywords: Inflation (Finance); Monetary policy;
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Bibliographic Information
Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Part of Series: Richmond Fed Economic Brief
Publication Date: 2010
Issue: Mar
Order Number: 10-03