The Fed can induce banks to increase their reserve holdings by:

A. Increasing the discount rate

B. Reducing the required reserve ratio

C. Increasing the interest on reserves

D. Selling securities in the open market

C. Increasing the interest on reserves

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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