If the Federal Reserve Is Engaging in Open Market Operations

question 35

Multiple Choice

If the Federal Reserve is engaging in open market operations designed to expand the money supply, it is probably

• A) selling government securities to banks.
• B) selling government securities to the public.
• C) buying government securities from the public.
• D) encouraging banks to exchange their Fed deposits for currency.

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