The Interest Rate Changes That Result from the FOMC Meetings

question 14

Multiple Choice

The interest rate changes that result from the FOMC meetings:

• A) can be altered only by Congress.
• B) can be altered by the Secretary of the Treasury during an economic crisis.
• C) cannot be changed by anyone other than the FOMC.
• D) can only be altered during a time of crisis by the U.S. President.

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