Implementing Monetary Policy in an “Ample-Reserves” Regime : Maintaining an Ample Quantity of Reserves (Note 2 of 3)

In this second note, we describe some important influences on the supply of and demand for reserves and how the Fed will need to account for these influences in maintaining an ample quantity of reserves over the long run. These considerations are most relevant in normal times, not in periods in which there are severe strains in financial markets or weakness in economic activity that necessitate aggressive policy actions by the Fed that substantially increase reserves