The Major Tools That the Fed Uses to Control the Money

question 104

Multiple Choice

The major tools that the Fed uses to control the money supply include:

• A) controlling the amount of government spending.
• B) discount rate lending.
• C) open market operations.
• D) discount rate lending and open market operations.

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