If the Fed sterilizes the purchase of foreign assets,

A) the monetary base is left unchanged.
B) the monetary base rises by the amount of the purchase.
C) the monetary base falls by the amount of the purchase.
D) the monetary base may rise, fall, or remain unchanged depending on the reaction of domestic interest rates to the purchase.

A

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