Q4. Which of the following is least likely to appear as an asset on the U.S. Federal Reserve’s (Fed’s) balance sheet? A) Gold. B) U.S. Treasury bills. C) U.S. currency in circulation.
Q5. At a recent conference “The Fed – Where is it Going?”, Jason Alexdrovitch was discussing the policy tools that the U.S. central bank uses to control the money supply. During the conference he made the following statements: Statement 1: If the Fed wanted to use all of its three major monetary policy tools to increase the money supply, the Fed would sell bonds, reduce the discount rate and increase bank reserve requirements. Statement 2: If commercial banks are increasing their borrowings from the Federal Reserve banks, while the Fed is selling government securities, the borrowing of the commercial banks from the Fed will offset the effects of open market operations. Are Statement 1 and Statement 2 as made by Alexdrovitch CORRECT? Statement 1 Statement 2
A) Correct Incorrect B) Incorrect Incorrect C) Incorrect Correct
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