The reserve ratio (also known as the cash reserve ratio) is the portion of customer deposits that banks
Glossary Category: Economics
loan (economics)
A loan is a quantity of money taken from a lender or a bank that you must pay
overdraft
An overdraft is a banking service that allows you to spend more money than you have in your
savings account
A savings account is a type of bank account where you keep money that you do not plan
demand deposit account
A demand deposit account is a type of bank account that allows you to withdraw your money at
deposit account
A deposit account is a type of bank account where you can safely store your money. These accounts
commercial banks
Commercial banks are financial businesses in the private sector. Their main activities are accepting deposits from customers and
liquidity preference theory
The liquidity preference theory, created by economist John Maynard Keynes, explains that interest rates are set by the
quantity theory of money
The quantity theory of money is an economic principle stating that the total amount of money in an
characteristics of money
For money to function effectively, it must possess several key characteristics: Durability: It must be strong enough to