Disliked{quote} Pretty sure the FED does control money in circulation: https://www1.udel.edu/htr/American/T...%20circulation. Specifically: The Federal Reserve System manages the money supply in three ways: Reserve ratios. Banks are required to maintain a certain proportion of their deposits as a "reserve" against potential withdrawals. By varying this amount, called the reserve ratio, the Fed controls the quantity of money in circulationIgnored
Central bank influence. There is NO RESERVE ratio whatsoever. The only thing stopping a loan is the risk of it being paid back.
Same situation in all Western countries.
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