Monetary Policymakers Could Keep Equity and Property Price Bubbles from Developing

question 53

Multiple Choice

Monetary policymakers could keep equity and property price bubbles from developing by:

• A) raising their interest rate target when they suspect a bubble.
• B) lowering their interest rate target when they suspect a bubble.
• C) expanding the money supply in the economy.
• D) purchasing U.S. treasury securities to drive up their prices.

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