When the Fed Buys Short-Term Treasury Securities,short-Term Interest Rates

question 192

Multiple Choice

When the Fed buys short-term Treasury securities,short-term interest rates:

• A) fall.
• B) rise.
• C) could rise or fall.
• D) stay the same.

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