When the Fed reduces the discount rate, this sends a signal to banks that the Fed wants:
A. the money supply to contract.
B. to reduce the reserve requirement.
C. the money supply to expand.
D. the federal funds rate to increase.
Answer: C
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Suppose the Chinese central bank wants to keep the exchange rate of its currency value constant over time. An increase in the demand for Chinese goods by American residents will lead the Chinese central bank to
A) coordinate with the U.S. central bank in order to increase the supply of the U.S. dollar in the foreign exchange market. B) increase the demand for the Chinese currency in the foreign exchange market. C) use its dollar reserves to buy the Chinese currency in the foreign exchange market. D) sell the Chinese currency in exchange for U.S. dollars in the foreign exchange market.
The money for Social Security payments to current retirees comes from
a. payroll taxes collected from those retirees when they were working. b. income taxes collected from the current working population. c. payroll taxes collected from the current working population. d. only the interest earned now by the government on the invested Social Security trust fund.