During the 2007-2009 Recession, the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet

question 236

Multiple Choice

During the 2007-2009 recession, the Federal Reserve's balance sheet

• A) consisted mostly of safe Treasury securities.
• B) was split, with 25% in risky assets and 75% in safe assets.
• C) was split almost 50-50 between risky assets and safe assets.
• D) consisted primarily of risky assets bought from troubled banks.

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