Banks make money by lending out the money they have to make more money. They can also borrow from other banks to satisfy the Fed's reserve requirements, known as the federal funds rate.
The lack of oversight in banking can lead to moral hazard for CEOs and boards, as well as risks for the individual bank, which should be monitored by regulators for systemic risk.
The value of assets held by banks may have dropped by 25%, resulting in the need for banks to borrow from the Fed to make cash available to depositors. The continuous movement of deposits from one bank to another is causing banks to sell bonds in the market, generating cash to pay back the Fed, causing problems similar to a game of musical chairs.
Small and mid-sized banks are going through a tough time, and a slowing economy with high interest rates isn't helping. This could lead to less expansion and hiring for main street businesses, which would be bad for bank profitability.
The process of buying and selling involves transferring bank liabilities and cash between parties, ultimately leading to a complex system of promises to pay. Bank accounts and cash are both considered liabilities, with the former being a liability to the banking sector and the latter being a liability to the Federal Reserve.
This episode tells the story of Mayer Amschel Rothschild, a Jewish banker in Frankfurt who made a fortune smuggling textiles and eventually became the founder of the powerful Rothschild banking dynasty.
Russell borrowed a significant amount of money from a minor child's account, which he never paid back with his salary or dividends. It's unclear why he didn't use loans from his own bank instead.
A man discovers a high-denomination bead in his account, which he didn't expect to have.
The banking system in Shandong has been in operation for centuries and is led by a man with a lot of power. The author draws attention to the authoritarian nature of the system and the influence of state violence in upholding it.
The speaker talks about how banks can loan out money that is deposited in their accounts nine times over because of fractional reserve banking. They also mention the fear associated with losing time to earn money.
