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When the central bank buys securities, it adds cash to the seller’s reserve account held at the Fed, which pumps new money into the financial system.
From Barron's ● Jan. 13, 2026
Support from at least 30 representatives was needed in a subsequent vote to access the reserve account.
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2022
Central bank digital currencies are obligations of the government, like cash, but they’re virtual, like a check or an entry in PayPal or a bank’s reserve account at the Fed.
From New York Times ● Dec. 10, 2021
Voters created the reserve account in 2004, but it was too small and its deposits too easily suspended by lawmakers to make much of a difference during the Great Recession.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2020
Timidity, misplaced reverence, a dread of seeming to be self-righteous, a regard for conventional proprieties, and the national reserve account for much of the lamentable fact that there are so many such.
From The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon by Maclaren, Alexander
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