ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Central banks tend to focus on one “policy rate”-generally a short-term, often overnight, rate that banks charge one another to borrow funds. When the central bank puts money into the system by buying or borrowing securities, colloquially called loosening policy, the rate declines.

Detailed explanation-2: -A larger money supply lowers market interest rates, making it less expensive for consumers to borrow. Conversely, smaller money supplies tend to raise market interest rates, making it pricier for consumers to take out a loan.

Detailed explanation-3: -Interest rate fluctuations have a substantial effect on the stock market, inflation, and the economy as a whole. 2 Lowering interest rates is the Fed’s most powerful tool to increase investment spending in the U.S. and to attempt to steer the country clear of recessions.

Detailed explanation-4: -When the central bank wants more money circulating into the economy, it can reduce the reserve requirement. This means the bank can lend out more money. If it wants to reduce the amount of money in the economy, it can increase the reserve requirement.