During a Period of Inflation in the United States, the Federal

question 34

Multiple Choice

During a period of inflation in the United States, the Federal Reserve sells treasury bonds. Buyers of these bonds write checks to the Fed, and the Fed cashes these checks from banks. Given this information, the banks will most likely:

• A) increase the loan amount.
• B) increase the discount rate.
• C) cut back on the loans they make.
• D) cut back on the discount rate.

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