Calculate how much liquidity the Bank of Thailand (BOT) needs to absorb or inject in order to maintain the current level
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2022 5:00 pm
Calculate how much liquidity the Bank of Thailand (BOT) needs to
absorb or inject in order to maintain the current level of the
policy rate, given the following liquidity forecasts:
1) Demand for Monetary Base
- An increase in currency in circulation of 30 million baht
- A reduction in commercial banks’ deposits at the BOT of 10
million baht
2) Supply of Monetary
Base
- 40 million baht of government bonds
matures
- The government issues new bonds of 45 million
baht
- The government’s deficit is 38 million
baht
- The BOT bought US dollars worth 12 million
baht (settles today)
- The BOT lends 10 million baht to a
bank
absorb or inject in order to maintain the current level of the
policy rate, given the following liquidity forecasts:
1) Demand for Monetary Base
- An increase in currency in circulation of 30 million baht
- A reduction in commercial banks’ deposits at the BOT of 10
million baht
2) Supply of Monetary
Base
- 40 million baht of government bonds
matures
- The government issues new bonds of 45 million
baht
- The government’s deficit is 38 million
baht
- The BOT bought US dollars worth 12 million
baht (settles today)
- The BOT lends 10 million baht to a
bank