Macmillan Learning b. A central bank reduces the rate of interest that it charges to commercial banks on loans. expansionary c. The Federal Reserve purchases bonds on the open market. O expansionary d. The Federal Reserve decreases the discount rate. expansionary O contractionary expansionary contractionary contractionary e. A central bank increases the percentage of deposits that banks are required to keep in vaults. O contractionary.

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