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if government issues too many bonds, it has by the same token issued too few bank reserves and cash. The solution is for the Treasury and central bank to stop selling bonds, and, indeed, for the central bank to engage in open market purchases (buying treasuries by crediting the selling banks with reserves). That will allow the overnight rate to fall as banks obtain more reserves and the public gets more cash.
Modern Money Theory: A Primer on Macroeconomics for Sovereign Monetary Systems
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