The Federal Reserve reports that it has coins valued at $10 billion, bank reserves at the Fed of $15 billion, gold valued at $10 billion, Federal Reserve notes of $400 billion, and U.S. government securities of $300 billion
What is the size of the monetary base?
The monetary base is the sum of coins, Federal Reserve notes, and banks' reserves at the Federal Reserve. Therefore the monetary base equals $10 billion + $400 billion + $15 billion = $425 billion.
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