Under a Fixed Exchange Rate Regime,if a Central Bank Must

question 15

Multiple Choice

Under a fixed exchange rate regime,if a central bank must intervene to purchase the domestic currency by selling foreign assets,then,like an open market sale,this action ________ the monetary base and the money supply,causing the interest rate on domestic assets to ________.

• A)increases;rise
• B)increases;fall
• C)reduces;rise
• D)reduces;fall

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