Monetary Policy Vocabulary

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7 questions
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Which component of the Federal Reserve System holds the most power in regards to day to day monetary policy?

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Which of the following is the best example of money serving as a medium of exchange?

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The process by which the Federal Reserve controls the money supply, availability, and cost of money in order to keep the economy stable is

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Regulating the amount of demand deposits that banks must hold back and not loan refers to which tool of monetary policy?

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The interest charged when financial institutions borrow money directly from the Federal Reserve

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The buying and selling of government securities/bonds to influence the money supply

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The rate of return received by banks for their deposits at the Federal Reserve