Monetary Policy: The Federal Reserve

Question 1

Which factor most directly influences how much money consumers are willing to borrow?

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changing interest rates

Question 2

The potential to cause inflation is accompanied by monetary policy.

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expansionary

Question 3

A(n) monetary policy can cause interest rates to increase.

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contractionary

Question 4

Choose the best word or phrase from each drop-down menu.

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✔ securities; The Fed uses open market operations by buying and selling .: securities; The rate at which banks lend money and charge one another for storing money in the Fed is known as the .: Federal Funds Rate; When the Fed carries out open market operations to lower the Federal Funds Rate, the money supply and available credit will likely .: increase

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