The Fed's Tools for Regulating the Money Supply Include

question 173

Multiple Choice

The Fed's tools for regulating the money supply include

• A)setting excess reserves
• B)capping the federal funds rate
• C)setting the discount rates
• D)open-market operations
• E)setting reserve requirements

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