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PE67: Reserves & Recessions... in Canada!

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2023-05-15

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This is the sixty-seventh video installment from Porkopolis Economics, covering macro and money, from the creator of the Crypto Voices podcast, Matthew Mezinskis.




Contents


00:00 Intro


00:35 Base money in banks


01:52 Demand deposits


03:45 Reserve ratio


04:15 Reserve ratio rising


06:36 Reserve ratio falling


08:55 Central bank sells gold


11:15 What makes Canada different?


12:30 Is fractional reserve banking the problem?




Here I talk about the reserve ratio of the Canadian banking system from the late '60s, until today. This is the ratio of base money in banks, relative to outstanding demand deposits - systemwide.




The most important question I ask and answer in this video is: Is fractional reserve banking (and low reserve ratios) the source of recessions?




Prior videos with further info:


Brown's Bottom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTkkPpCfxWA


USA Demand Deposits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF08eIt2AaY




Host: Matthew Mezinskis


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