2025-08-22 13:03
the bank doesn't need to have the money to pay you for the T-bill, as that money will be created and deposited into your accounton the bank's sheet side it works: its assets and liabilities increase in the same amount
when a bank buys an asset from a non-bank it creates broad moneyif a commercial bank buys a US Treasury bill from you, it will pay you by create a new deposit into your accountso effectively the bank pays you by creating new digital currency and crediting it into your account