Reserve requirements are central bank regulations that set the minimum amount that a commercial bank must hold in liquid assets. This minimum amount, commonly...

as reserves. The country's central bank may determine a minimum amount that banks must hold in reserves, called the "reserve requirement" or "reserve ratio"...

no longer the case. PBC latest interest rate changes: PBC latest reserve requirement ratio (RRR) changes: Zhou, Xiaochuan (November 30, 2012). "China's...

by the Federal Reserve System was the fractional reserve requirement, also known as the required reserve ratio. The required reserve ratio set the balance...

side of a firm's balance sheet. They should not be confused with reserve requirements, which govern the assets side of a bank's balance sheet—in particular...

the original one, but is also a lot more complex. The reserve requirement sets the minimum reserves each bank must hold to demand deposits and banknotes...

Excess reserves are bank reserves held by a bank in excess of a reserve requirement for it set by a central bank. In the United States, bank reserves for...

foreign currencies. A third alternative is to change reserve requirements. The reserve requirement refers to the proportion of total liabilities that banks...

bank. Under the fractional-reserve banking system used in most countries, central banks may set minimum reserve requirements that mandate commercial banks...

limit defined by the reserve requirement for money lenders. Thus the total money supply was a function of the reserve requirement. Many states today, however...