Monetary Operations and Central Bank Balance Sheets in a World of Limited Government Securities

Mark Zelmer

No 2001/007, IMF Policy Discussion Papers from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: The limited supply of government securities in some industrial countries has important ramifications for the operating techniques used by central banks to implement monetary policy, provide credit to the financial sector, and also for the assets they hold on their balance sheets. The paper reviews the salient facts regarding industrial central bank balance sheets and operating techniques, and outlines different options for dealing with a limited supply of government securities. The main conclusion is that central banks may wish to consider extending credit using a broad range of assets as collateral, and engage in outright transactions of securities guaranteed by financial institutions.

Keywords: PDP; central bank; financial institution; market; monetary policy; market operation; securities portfolio; portfolio manager; financial condition; settlement system; Securities; Government securities; Currency swaps; Collateral; Central bank credit; Australia and New Zealand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 25
Date: 2001-12-01
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