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Re:Why the 2% Inflation Target? (2023) by chii on Saturday March 23, 2024 @02:10AM (#39797836)
it's not unlimited. There's a regulated amount for which they're not allowed to go over (reserve requirement - which has since 2020 been set to zero), and they are required to have enough equity/capital (called capital requirements outlined here: https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://www.fede... )

If it is indeed true that a bank could just print unlimited loan notes, then why did Silicon Valley Bank collapse? Wouldn't it be possible to just print themselves out of their troubles?

Re:Why the 2% Inflation Target? (2023) by npoc on Saturday March 23, 2024 @02:41AM (#39797939)
You're missing the bigger picture too. Silicon Valley Bank didn't collapse - it was bailed out with unlimited money from the bigger banks.

The only limitation the banking system faces is excuses to loan money (one of the reason long-standing wars that last for years are increasingly common - the banking system gets to fund both sides)

Re:Why the 2% Inflation Target? (2023) by chii on Saturday March 23, 2024 @03:00AM (#39798023)
> it was bailed out with unlimited money from the bigger banks.

tell that to the equity owners of the bank.

Re:Why the 2% Inflation Target? (2023) by npoc on Saturday March 23, 2024 @03:40AM (#39798189)
There's no such thing as equity ownership anymore. The banking system has seen to that by slowly changing the legislation in every country around the world.

https://thegreattaking.com/read-online-or-download