Bank reserves 1190883 208515460 2008-04-27T12:57:41Z Vina-iwbot 727408 robot Adding: [[zh:銀行存款準備金比率]] {{Mergeto|Reserve requirement|date=August 2007}} '''Bank reserves''' are [[bank]]s' holdings of [[deposit account|deposit]]s in accounts with their [[central bank]] (for instance the [[European Central Bank]] or the [[Federal Reserve]], in the latter case called [[federal funds]]), plus [[currency]] that is physically held in [[bank vault]]s (vault cash). The central bank sets minimum [[reserve requirement]]s. The [[Bank of England]] uses the term '''rest''' to describe the same concept. ==Terms== *'''Excess reserves''' - bank reserves in excess of the [[reserve requirement]]. *'''Free reserves''' - the margin by which excess reserves exceed borrowings. (Vogel 2001:421)[http://books.google.com/books?id=qxynbtC3JQgC&pg=PA421&lpg=PA421&dq=%22free+reserves%22+economics&source=web&ots=K2in75505N&sig=jYPV8DsYrTB6AoEPoK84EO4NoSQ] ==See also== *[[Official gold reserves]] *[[Monetary base]] *[[Reserve requirement]] ==References== Vogel, Harold L. (2001). ''Entertainment Industry Economics: A Guide for Financial Analysis''. New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521792649 [[Category:Banking terms and equipment]] [[de:Zentralbankgeld]] [[zh:銀行存款準備金比率]]