Suppose that the Bank of Canada sells 100 million euros from its foreign exchange reserves, and that the exchange rate is $1.50 Canadian per euro. The Canadian money supply will O Fall by $100 million O Fall by $150 million O Rise by $160 million O Rise by $16 million Now suppose that the Bank of Canada does not want the money supply to change. What would it need to do to sterilize its foreign exchange market operation? O Buy Canadian government bonds O Sell more from its foreign exchange reserves O Buy foreign government bonds

Suppose that the Bank of Canada sells 100 million euros from its foreign exchange reserves, and that the exchange rate is $1.50 Canadian per euro. The Canadian money supply will O Fall by $100 million O Fall by $150 million O Rise by $160 million O Rise by $16 million Now suppose that the Bank of Canada does not want the money supply to change. What would it need to do to sterilize its foreign exchange market operation? O Buy Canadian government bonds O Sell more from its foreign exchange reserves O Buy foreign government bonds

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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