Monetary Policy Is Not Expansionary
Monetary Policy Is Not Expansionary Monetary policy is not expansionary despite widespread belief otherwise. Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. The general assumption by the Federal Reserve is that by providing excess reserves to the banking system, the banks would then lend to businesses and individuals to expand economic activity. Furthermore, as discussed previously, the Federal Reserve’s entire premise of inflating asset prices was the subsequent boost to economic activity from an increased “wealth effect." “This approach...