Implementing Monetary Policy - Online

Designed for commercial bankers, financial analysts and others who wish to have a basic understanding of money and banking. This course provides an overview of the fundamental principles that form the foundation of the money and banking systems around the world.

This course replicates the content from lesson 6 of Money and Banking - Online

This is an asynchronous eLearning course that can be accessed 24/7 from any internet enabled computer.



Commercial bankers, financial analysts and others who want a basic understanding of money and banking.
Students will be able to:
  • Recall the main purpose of monetary policy and the factors that affect it
  • Identify three market-based indicators of Monetary Policy
  • Identify the effects Open Market Operations have on the Quantity of Money and the Supply of Credit
  • Identify the Discount Window and its importance to lenders
  • Identify the effect that reserve requirements have on the quantity of money, as well as the demand to borrow it
  • Identify other methods of influencing the markets used by the Fed
Implementing Monetary Policy
  • Recall the main purpose of monetary policy and the factors that affect it
  • Identify three market-based indicators of Monetary Policy
  • Identify the effects Open Market Operations have on the Quantity of Money and the Supply of Credit
  • Identify the Discount Window and its importance to lenders
  • Identify the effect that reserve requirements have on the quantity of money, as well as the demand to borrow it
  • Identify other methods of influencing the markets used by the Fed