In Response to the Recession of 2008-2009, the Fed Doubled

question 157

Multiple Choice

In response to the recession of 2008-2009, the Fed doubled its asset holdings from $925 billion at mid-year 2008 to more than $2 trillion by mid-year 2009. This policy

• A) reduced the reserves available to banks, leading to a larger money supply.
• B) reduced the reserves available to banks, causing the money supply to decline.
• C) increased the reserves available to banks, leading to a larger money supply.
• D) increased the reserves available to banks, causing the money supply to decline.

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