China lets yuan break 7-per-dollar level for first time in over a decade

Re:China lets yuan break 7-per-dollar level for first time i... by kgwgk on Monday August 05, 2019 @12:43PM (#20615587)

The bank does have the f* dollar!

(And can deposit it at the federal reserve, if somehow you don’t think actual money is good enough to qualify as money.)

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Re:China lets yuan break 7-per-dollar level for first time i... by b_tterc_p on Monday August 05, 2019 @02:16PM (#20616687)

If I ask you to hold my drink, you’re not allowed to drink it. Banks have rights to do certain things with your deposits, but it’s not theirs. They can’t decide to pay salaries and deduct the amount from the deposits.

Custody isn’t title.

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Re:China lets yuan break 7-per-dollar level for first time i... by kgwgk on Monday August 05, 2019 @02:53PM (#20617278)

It is part of M0. It's more "money" than deposits (M1) or savings accounts (M2). In a discussion about money supply it definitely counts as money. And they have it. Yes, they need to keep enough reserves but apart from that it's their money to use as they please (lend, invest, spend, pay dividends...).

The deposit is their liability (obviously they can't spend it). The dollar is their asset. When you deposit the money into a bank that dollar is not yours anymore, the bank is not keeping it in custody for you.

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