An Important Function of the Regional Federal Reserve Banks Is

question 13

Multiple Choice

An important function of the regional Federal Reserve Banks is

• A)setting reserve requirements.
• B)clearing checks.
• C)determining monetary policy.
• D)setting margin requirements.

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