An Open Market Operation Occurs When ________ Buys or Sells

question 477

Multiple Choice

An open market operation occurs when ________ buys or sells securities ________.

• A) the Federal Reserve System; from or to the federal government
• B) the Federal Reserve System; in the open market
• C) a commercial bank; from or to the federal government
• D) a commercial bank; from or to the public

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Definitions:

Forecasting

The process of making predictions of the future based on past and present data.

Indicators

Measures or signals used to assess current conditions or to forecast financial or economic trends.

Indexes

Statistical composite measures that track changes in economic conditions or markets, made up of selected data points from various sources.

Forecasting

The process of making predictions about future events based on historical and current data.