The Fed's Countercyclical Policy Tools to Eliminate a Recession Include

question 37

Multiple Choice

The Fed's countercyclical policy tools to eliminate a recession include lowering:

• A) the required reserve ratio, cutting the discount rate, and selling government bonds on the open market.
• B) the required reserve ratio, raising the discount rate, and selling government bonds on the open market.
• C) the required reserve ratio, raising the discount rate, and buying government bonds on the open market.
• D) the discount rate, cutting the discount rate, and raising the margin requirement.
• E) the reserve requirement, lowering the discount rate, and buying government bonds on the open market.

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