Money supply ("monetary aggregates", "money stock"), a macroeconomic concept, is the quantity of money available within the economy to purchase goods, services, and securities.
When thinking about the "supply" of money, it is natural to think of the total of banknotes and coins in an economy. That, however, is incomplete. In the United States, coins are minted by the United States Mint, part of the Department of the Treasury, outside of the Federal Reserve. Banknotes are printed by the Bureau of Engraving & Printing on behalf of the Federal Reserve as symbolic tokens of electronic credit-based money that has already been created or more precisely, issued by private banksThe term private bank is here used as a bank that is not government owned, not as a bank for high net worth individuals. through fractional reserve banking.
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - The Fed is the central bank of the United States and controls the money supply.
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Federal Reserve Board Speech from 09/05/97 - Alan Greenspan, America's foremost central planner, on money supply and inflation.
Foundation for the Advancement of Monetary Education - A non-profit group that advocates honest monetary weights and measures and argues against fiat monetary systems.
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Gold, Paper, or...: Is There a Better Money? - Policy Analysis from the Cato Institute by David Friedman that evaluates the monetary alternatives that face all societies.
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Grandfather Inflation Report - by MWHodges - Inflation - who says it's dead? 86% erosion of purchasing power - and continuing - a dollar in 1950 will buy only 14 cents worth of goods today, 86% less than before.
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Money. What it is. How it works - A comprehensive educational offering by William F. Hummel that interested persons applaud. It includes Understanding Money, Policy Issues, Investing and Fun, as major sections with many topics in each and Reviews of related subjects.
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Soft Currency Economics - Describes a tax based fiat money system aimed at full employment without inflation.
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The Mechanics of Inflation: The Great Government Swindle and How It Works - Your government takes money away from you by printing or spending with a deficit, causing inflation. This article explains how and why.
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The Money Is No Good - An alternative view examining the role of money, reassessing the workmanship that goes into new larger portrait currency, and taking a closer look at the economics behind globalization.
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