Explain Money Multiplier Basics How do private commercial banks multiply the quantity of money placed in circulation by the Federal Reserve? Solution Fist of all guys , lets understatnd the correct and too the point meaning of Federal Reserve.... The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States of America and it supervises/oversees the banking operations of all banks in USA. They are responsible for the proper functioning of all the banks and they are also the lender to the banks. Let first understand the regulatory policies that are placed on banks. Private commercial banks multiply the quantity of money placed in circulation by the Federal Reserve by using higher spending and tax cuts. The founding of the Federal Reserve, the Central US Bank, has proved to be one of the most significant events in world history. This single move resulted in the massive accumulation of wealth in the hands of a small number of individuals, financial institutions and corporations whose combined power allows them to exercise effective control of the US and the world economy, and in turn to exercise political leverage sufficient to determine the course of history. While this overwhelming concentration of power continues, nothing can change the direction of the world economy. The world is not in the hands of a people-centred democratic system, but of a small oligarchy holding power and passing it on from generation to generation. Thinking about fractional reserve banking more broadly, to denounce it is the equivalent of screaming at the sun for it setting in the west. Well, sorry, but the sun sets in the west and banks lend out the vast majority of funds entrusted to them. Fractional reserve banking quite simple IS. It.