If the Fed Is Targeting Interest Rates and Money Demand

question 14

Multiple Choice

If the Fed is targeting interest rates and money demand increases, an appropriate policy response would be to

• A) increase reserve requirements.
• B) increase the discount rate.
• C) buy U.S. Treasury securities from government bond dealers.
• D) increase government spending.
• E) none of the above.

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