Money, the Canadian Banking System, and the Bank of Canada (BoC)
Across
- 1. The largest commercial bank in Canada (by assets).
- 5. Money is a __________ of exchange.
- 7. The supply of money is __________ of the interest rate.
- 10. The majority of money supply is held as __________.
- 13. The demand for money is also known as __________.
- 14. There is a video that shows Kyle, the red paperclip guy, __________ his way up to a __________.
- 17. Bartering has the disadvantage of requiring a __________ of wants.
- 18. The BoC is chartered banks’ lender of __________.
- 20. Policy created by the BoC to regulate the money supply.
Down
- 2. The only institution in Canada that issues bank notes (dollar bills).
- 3. The BoC does not pursue __________, whereas the commercial banks do.
- 4. An increase in the money supply will __________ interest rates.
- 6. The supply of money is __________ at any point in time.
- 8. A decrease in the money supply will __________ employment.
- 9. Canadians can have __________ that money has value given that every paper bank note has on it the BoC’s statement, “This note is __________.”
- 11. The supply of money is __________ inelastic because only central banks provide the money supply.
- 12. A bank deposit slightly larger than __________ hundred dollars is needed to increase the money supply by $20,000 with a 2% reserve ratio.
- 15. When interest rates are low, the quantity of money demanded is __________.
- 16. If a government has increased the supply of money and the country’s GDP still decreases, we know that the __________ of money has decreased.
- 19. Cash cards __________ the money supply.