ECONOMICS
MONEY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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raise the reserve ratio
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raise the discount rate
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raise the Federal Funds rate
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buy bonds
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Fed can increase the money supply by lowering the reserve requirements for banks, which allows them to lend more money. Conversely, by raising the banks’ reserve requirements, the Fed can decrease the size of the money supply.
Detailed explanation-2: -Buying bonds injects money into the money market, increasing the money supply. When the central bank wants interest rates to be higher, it sells off bonds, pulling money out of the money market and decreasing the money supply.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bond-buying, or “quantitative easing” (QE), works via the so-called credit channel. That is, it encourages banks to lend more. When the Fed buys bonds from banks, their cash reserves at the Fed go up.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Fed uses three primary tools in managing the money supply and pursuing stable economic growth. The tools are (1) reserve requirements, (2) the discount rate, and (3) open market operations. Each of these impacts the money supply in different ways and can be used to contract or expand the economy.