Figure15-4Equilibrium in the Money Market The money supply curve, MS, is vertical at the money supply chosen by the Bank of Canada, . The money market is in equilibrium at the interest rate iE: the quantity of money demanded by the public is equal to , the quantity of money supplied.
At a point such as L, the interest rate, iL, is below iE and the corresponding quantity of money demanded, ML, exceeds the money supply, . In an attempt to shift their wealth out of non-money interest-bearing financial assets and raise their money holdings, investors drive the interest rate up to iE. At a point such as H, the interest rate iH exceeds iE and the corresponding quantity of money demanded, MH, is less than the money supply, . In an attempt to shift out of money holdings into non-money interest-bearing financial assets, investors drive the interest rate down to iE.