U.S. Official Reserves Are the

question 302

Multiple Choice

U.S. official reserves are the

• A) reserves of U.S. dollars held by the World Bank.
• B) U.S. government's holdings of foreign currency.
• C) reserves of U.S. dollars held by foreign banks.
• D) holdings of foreign currency by the public and the banks.

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