The Fed's Buying and Selling of Existing Government Securities Is

question 167

Multiple Choice

The Fed's buying and selling of existing government securities is called

• A) market interventions.
• B) open market operations.
• C) changes in the reserve requirement ratio.
• D) changes in the difference between the discount rate and the federal funds rate.

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