Open-Market Operations Refers To

question 139

Multiple Choice

Open-market operations refers to:

• A)purchases of stocks in the Toronto Stock Exchange.
• B)the purchase or sale of government bonds by the Bank of Canada.
• C)central bank lending to chartered banks.
• D)the specifying of margin requirements on stock purchases.

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