If the Federal Reserve Increases the Interest Rate on Bank

question 196

Multiple Choice

If the Federal Reserve increases the interest rate on bank deposits at the Fed, banks will want to hold

• A)fewer reserves, so the reserve ratio will fall.
• B)fewer reserves, so the reserve ratio will rise.
• C)more reserves, so the reserve ratio will fall.
• D)more reserves, so the reserve ratio will rise.

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Definitions:

Annual Coupon

The interest payment that a bondholder receives from the bond's issuer at yearly intervals.

Yield To Maturity

The expected overall profit from a bond when it is kept until the date of its maturity.

Current Yield

The annual income (interest or dividends) earned from an investment, expressed as a percentage of the current price.

Annual Coupon

The fixed interest rate paid by a bond annually to its holder.