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Bill of Exchange [r]: A written order to pay the holder a stated sum of money at a stated date (otherwise known as a "draft", the person who is paid being termed the "drawer"). ^[e]
Fiat money [r]: money whose value is determined solely by government order, or "fiat" (as distinct from commodity money that has value because of its scarcity or cost of production). ^[e]
Liquidity [r]: (i) The quantity of available assets in its possession that an organisation could rapidly exchange for cash (assets that cannot be exchanged for cash at a particular time are considered to be "illiquid" at that time); (ii) the funding that is unconditionally available to settle claims through monetary authorities (termed "official liquidity"). ^[e]
Liquidity trap [r]: a state of the economy in which an expansionary monetary policy has no effect upon output. ^[e]
Monetary base [r]: currency in circulation plus bank vault cash plus deposits held by banks at the central bank (termed "high-powered money" in the US, and referred to as M0 in the UK). ^[e]
Money market [r]: A market for short-term debt instruments (generally of maturity after less than one year) such as certificates of deposit, commercial paper, and Treasury bills. ^[e]
Money multiplier [r]: the ratio of the money supply M1 to the monetary base. ^[e]
Open market operation [r]: The buying and selling of government securities in order to influence the level of banking reserves. ^[e]
Reserves (banking) [r]: A bank's holding of deposits at its central bank plus the currency held in its vaults. ^[e]
Reserve ratio [r]: The ratio of a bank's reserves to its deposits, a minimum value of which is set by its central bank with the effect of limiting the proportion of its deposits that the bank is permitted to lend. ^[e]

Articles related by keyphrases (Bot populated)[edit]

Central bank [r]: A government agency that is responsible for monetary policy and the support of the banking system (for example the Federal Reserve Board and the Bank of England). Usually responsible for controlling a country's monetary policy and preserving the value of its currency. ^[e]
Joseph Black [r]: (1728 – 1799) Scottish physicist and chemist, known for his discoveries of latent heat, specific heat, and carbon dioxide ^[e]
Leidenfrost effect [r]: Hovering, dancing movement of a liquid on a hot surface, such as water drops on a hot skillet. ^[e]
Ion selective electrode [r]: Electrodes which can be used to measure the concentration of particular ions in cells, tissues, or solutions. ^[e]