Quantitative Easing Refers To

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Multiple Choice

Quantitative easing refers to:

• A)the selling of bonds to the private sector by a country's central bank in order to ease the money supply.
• B)the purchasing of private sector assets by a country's central bank in order to provide liquidity to the financial system.
• C)the selling of bonds by a country's central bank to the private sector in order to provide liquidity.
• D)the purchasing of private sector assets by a country's central bank in order to tighten liquidity.

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