From 2007 to 2008, the Federal Reserve System Reduced Interest

question 61

Multiple Choice

From 2007 to 2008, the Federal Reserve System reduced interest rates, the price that borrowers pay.As a result, economists expected demand for money to

• A)increase.
• B)decrease.
• C)not change.
• D)be influenced by the interest rate, but with an uncertain effect.

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