ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -It is responsible for managing monetary policy and regulating the financial system. It does this by setting interest rates, influencing the supply of money in the economy, and, in recent years, making trillions of dollars in asset purchases to boost financial markets.

Detailed explanation-2: -Traditionally, the Fed’s most frequently used monetary policy tool was open market operations.

Detailed explanation-3: -Banks create money by lending excess reserves to consumers and businesses. This, in turn, ultimately adds more to money in circulation as funds are deposited and loaned again. The Fed does not actually print money. This is handled by the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing.