The traditional fractional-reserve model describes banks as holding only a fraction of deposit liabilities in reserve while holding other assets such as loans and securities.
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The traditional simple money-multiplier model that links a positive required-reserve ratio mechanically to deposit creation is obsolete as a description of current Federal Reserve monetary-policy implementation.
supportedThe Federal Reserve reduced reserve requirement ratios to zero percent effective March 26, 2020.
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