An Open Market Purchase of Securities by the Fed

question 232

Multiple Choice

An open market purchase of securities by the Fed

• A) increases banks' reserves and decreases banks' securities.
• B) decreases banks' reserves and increases banks' securities.
• C) decreases banks' total assets.
• D) involves a bank purchasing government securities from the Fed.

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