Official reserves

Holdings of gold and foreign currencies by official monetary institutions.

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Official unrequited transfers
Include a variety of subsidies, military aid, voluntary cancellation of debt, contributions to international organizations, indemnities imposed under peace treaties, technical assistance, taxes, fines, etc.

Official statement
A statement published by an issuer of a new municipal security describing itself and the issue

Required reserves
The dollar amounts based on reserve ratios that banks are required to keep on deposit at a Federal Reserve Bank.

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Book-entry securities

The Treasury and federal agencies are moving to a book-entry system in which securities are not represented by engraved pieces of paper but are maintained in computerized records at the Fed in the names of member banks, which in turn keep records of the securities they own as well as those they are holding for customers. In the case of other securities where a book-entry has developed, engraved ...


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