Money & Banking Questions

In addition to receiving funds from depositors, banks can also borrow funds from the Federal Reserve. The rate at which these funds are borrowed is called the discount rate. The discount rate is the base rate from which most banks calculate the base rate (prime rate) which they charge their best (lowest risk) corporate customers.

In the United States, commercial banks are heavily regulated because accounts are guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) and similar organizations up to $100,000 per institution. The savings and loan crisis which garnered headlines during the last years of the last century was a result of these government organizations having to pay depositors those guaranteed funds in institutions which have failed.

During the 1980s, there was increased pressure on the federal government to remove some of the regulations which prohibited some bank activities. Indeed, savings and loans and banks were largely deregulated during the 1970s when interest rate controls were removed. However, the large n

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ts may well begin to shrink, and the foreign capital will end up in investments which are more risky and which may fail. When investments begin to fail, foreign capital in general will seek different investment opportunities in other countries, resulting in capital flight. At this point, the nation is in a situation where its current account and its capital account are no longer in equilibrium (Balaam & Veseth, 2000, p. 164). The International Monetary Fund (IMF) may well step in as the lender of last resort in order to provide the necessary capital to keep the economy from completely collapsing (in today's global economy, the collapse of one economy can have international implications). However, the IMF places conditions on its loans which can put considerable internal political strain on a nation, and which may well compromise the nation's ability to recover in the long-term. A nation may also choose to devalue its currency; this increases the cost of imports, but reduces the cost of exports making domestically produced goods more attractive to foreign buyers and thus increasing the current account. Currency devaluation, however, can have a devastating effect on individuals within the nation and is detrimental from a liber
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