The Fed uses four major tools to control the reserves of banks and the size of the money supply. 1) The Federal Reserve can buy or sell government securities in the open market to change the lending ability of the banking system: (a) buying government securities in the open market from either banks or the public ( increases, decreases ) the excess reserves of banks; (b) selling government securities in the open market to either banks or the public ( increases, decreases ) the excess reserves of banks. 2) The Fed can raise or lower the reserve ratio: (a) raising the reserve ratio ( increases, decreases ) the excess reserves of banks and the size of the monetary (checkable-deposit) multiplier; (b) lowering the reserve ratio (increases, decreases) the excess reserves of banks and the size of the monetary multiplier. 3) The Fed can also raise or lower the discount rate: (a) raising the discount rate ( encourages, discourages) banks from borrowing reserves from the Fed; (b) lowering the discount rate ( encourages, discourages) banks to borrow from the Fed.

The Fed uses four major tools to control the reserves of banks and the size of the money supply. 1) The Federal Reserve can buy or sell government securities in the open market to change the lending ability of the banking system: (a) buying government securities in the open market from either banks or the public ( increases, decreases ) the excess reserves of banks; (b) selling government securities in the open market to either banks or the public ( increases, decreases ) the excess reserves of banks. 2) The Fed can raise or lower the reserve ratio: (a) raising the reserve ratio ( increases, decreases ) the excess reserves of banks and the size of the monetary (checkable-deposit) multiplier; (b) lowering the reserve ratio (increases, decreases) the excess reserves of banks and the size of the monetary multiplier. 3) The Fed can also raise or lower the discount rate: (a) raising the discount rate ( encourages, discourages) banks from borrowing reserves from the Fed; (b) lowering the discount rate ( encourages, discourages) banks to borrow from the Fed.

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