A Sterilized Foreign Exchange Intervention Would

question 11

Multiple Choice

A sterilized foreign exchange intervention would:

• A)Alter the asset side of a central bank's balance sheet but leave the domestic monetary base unchanged
• B)Alter the liability side of the central bank's balance sheet but leave the asset side unchanged
• C)Leave the central bank's balance sheet unchanged
• D)Not alter the central bank's holdings of international reserves

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