Since 2008, the Fed Has Conducted a Policy That Involves

question 191

Multiple Choice

Since 2008, the Fed has conducted a policy that involves direct lending to private firms. Those actions of the Fed are called

• A) open market operations.
• B) federal funds rate targeting.
• C) quantitative easing.
• D) credit policies.

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