Seigniorage: related pages
Divisia money supply index
A weighted index measure of money supply.
M0 (monetary base)
Bank notes and coins in circulation plus banks deposits with the central bank.
M1
A measure of money supply: bank notes and coins plus sight deposits.
M2
A narrow measure of money supply that includes retail bank deposits. In the UK equivalent to the retail element of M4.
M3
A broad measure of money supply.
M4
The UK's main broad measure of money supply.
Reserve requirement
A proportion of deposits that banks are not allowed to lend.
Gilts
British government bonds. A very wide range of gilts are in issue at any given time.
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