Requiring Minimum Reserves to Be Held at the Central Bank

question 11

Multiple Choice

Requiring minimum reserves to be held at the central bank is the equivalent of

• A)buffer reserves.
• B)a reserve requirement tax.
• C)the target reserve ratio.
• D)contagious effects of liquidity risk.
• E)None of the options.

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