Open Market Operations Are

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Multiple Choice

Open market operations are

• A) the buying and selling of existing U.S. government securities in open private markets by the Fed in order to change the money supply.
• B) the buying and selling of existing U.S. government securities in open private markets by citizens.
• C) the selling of new government securities by banks in order to increase the money supply.
• D) the selling of new government securities in open private markets by banks in order to finance the deficit.

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