One of the Tools of Monetary Policy Is to Change

question 238

Multiple Choice

One of the tools of monetary policy is to change the discount rate. Since 2003

• A) the Fed has not changed the discount rate.
• B) the Fed has pegged the discount rate to the reserve requirement.
• C) the Fed has kept the discount rate a fixed amount above the federal funds rate.
• D) the Fed has kept the federal funds rate one percentage point above the discount rate.

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