When the Fed Buys Treasury Bills as a Means of Increasing

question 13

Multiple Choice

When the Fed buys Treasury bills as a means of increasing the money supply, it places ____ pressure on their prices and ____ pressure on their yields.

• A)upward; upward
• B)downward; downward
• C)upward; downward
• D)downward; upward

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