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Which tool of monetary policy will the Federal Reserve Bank use to raise the fed

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Question

Which tool of monetary policy will the Federal Reserve Bank use to raise the federal funds rate from 2% to 2.25%?

Question 1 options:

Open-market operations

The discount rate

A change in reserve requirements

Margin requirements

Central banks, such as the Federal Reserve Bank, are responsible for:

Question 2 options:

both monetary policy and fiscal policy.

monetary policy but not fiscal policy.

fiscal policy but not monetary policy.

neither monetary policy nor fiscal policy.

Monetary policy is:

Question 3 options:

a variation of fiscal policy.

undertaken by the Treasury.

undertaken by the Fed.

the regulation of monetary institutions.

Open-market operations

The discount rate

A change in reserve requirements

Margin requirements

Explanation / Answer

ans 1

a) Open-market operations

ans 2

b) monetary policy but not fiscal policy.

ans 3

d) the regulation of monetary institutions.