All Else Equal, When the Federal Reserve Banks Engage in a Restrictive

question 87

Multiple Choice

All else equal, when the Federal Reserve Banks engage in a restrictive monetary policy, the prices of government bonds usually

• A) fall.
• B) rise.
• C) remain constant.
• D) move in the same direction as the bonds' interest rate yield.

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