The Bank of Canada Initially Implements a Contractionary Monetary Policy

question 38

Multiple Choice

The Bank of Canada initially implements a contractionary monetary policy by

• A)directly decreasing the money supply.
• B)raising its target for the overnight interest rate.
• C)selling government securities on the open market.
• D)buying government securities on the open market.
• E)reducing its target for the overnight interest rate.

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