The Goals Are Numerous, but the Fed's Capabilities Are Limited

question 11

True/False

The goals are numerous, but the Fed's capabilities are limited to the simple menu of (1) trying to raise the rate of growth in the money supply by providing more reserves to banks, and (2) trying to reduce the rate of monetary expansion by reducing the reserves in the banking system.

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