In June 2017,the Federal Open Market Committee Raised the Target

question 13

Multiple Choice

In June 2017,the Federal Open Market Committee raised the target for the federal funds rate to a range of 1.00 to 1.25 percent.To keep the federal funds rate in this target band,the Fed set the interest rate it pays on reverse repurchase agreements to

• A)1.00 percent.
• B)1.125 percent,the mid-point of the target range.
• C)1.25 percent.
• D)2.25 percent.

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