Open Market Purchases by the Federal Reserve System (The Fed)

question 163

Multiple Choice

Open market purchases by the Federal Reserve System (the Fed)

• A) raise the federal funds rate.
• B) occur when the Fed wants to decrease the quantity of money.
• C) increase bank reserves.
• D) All of the above answers are correct.

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