When the Trading Desk Sells a Sufficient Amount of Treasury

question 25

True/False

When the Trading Desk sells a sufficient amount of Treasury securities, it creates a surplus of funds in the banking system. Consequently, the federal funds rate decreases along with other interest rates.

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