L11 Econ 1021 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Federal Open Market Committee, High Tech, Monetary Policy

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The longer the term the higher the coupon rate: credit risk the risk that the borrower will go bankrupt and hence default. So bank deposits are often called demand deposits. It is your financial asset and a liability for the bank: on any given day a bank only keeps a fraction of its deposits as reserves (cash on hand) in the bank. It loans out the remaining money to investors: financial institutions, financial intermediaries, a financial intermediary is an institution that extends credit to borrowers using funds raised from savers. In the 1960s south korea"s banking system was a mess. Nominal interest rates were low and inflations rates were high. Businesses found it difficult to finance their projects. In 1965 south korean government reformed the banking system by raising interest rates. The rejuvenated banking system financed the great investment boom that followed: japanese banking crisis of 1950s, japan"s real estate and stock prices soared during the boom of the 1980s.

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