Open Market Operations Are the

question 140

Multiple Choice

Open market operations are the

• A) buying and selling of Federal Reserve Notes in the open market.
• B) means by which the Fed supplies the economy with currency.
• C) means by which the Fed acts as the government's banker.
• D) buying and selling of government securities by the Fed.
• E) buying and selling of government securities by the Treasury.

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