The Fed's Attempt to Normalize Monetary Policy by Increasing the Interest

question 195

Multiple Choice

The Fed's attempt to normalize monetary policy by increasing the interest on excess reserves rate

• A)has been frustrated by nonbank financial firms lending to banks.
• B)has been hindered by the zero lower bound problem.
• C)has succeeded in raising the federal funds rate to historically normal levels.
• D)has been slowed by offsetting reverse repo transactions.

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