Macroeconomics (Book Only)
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ISBN: 9781285738314
Author: Roger A. Arnold
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Federal funds rate and open market operations.
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List three main tools available to the Fed to change money supply in the economy.
If the Fed wanted to decrease money supply in the economy, would the Fed buy or sell securities in the open market?
Which of the following is true?
The width of the federal funds target range is 50 basis points.
If reserves are scarce (as was the case prior to the global financial crisis) and the Fed sells government bonds, then the federal funds rate will decrease.
If the Fed decreases the interest it pays on banks' reserve balances, we may expect an increase in the federal funds rate.
None of the other answers is correct.
What is the most effective monetary policy tool that the Federal Reserve uses?
a) Open market operations
b) Reserve requirements
c) Discount rate
d) Federal funds rate
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Macroeconomics (Book Only)
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