Which of these statements is true? Select all correct answers. Relative to February 2021, the Federal Reserve is now more concerned about reducing the rate of inflation than reducing the unemployment rate. The Federal Reserve buys and sells assets such as U.S. Treasury bonds in open-market operations. The Federal Reserve System is divided into 20 districts. The Federal Reserve removed its longstanding requirement that banks hold 10% of their deposits in reserve either in cash or balances at the Federal Reserve. The principal tool that the Federal Reserve now uses to adjust the federal funds rate is to change the interest it pays on banks' reserve balances (IORB).

Which of these statements is true? Select all correct answers. Relative to February 2021, the Federal Reserve is now more concerned about reducing the rate of inflation than reducing the unemployment rate. The Federal Reserve buys and sells assets such as U.S. Treasury bonds in open-market operations. The Federal Reserve System is divided into 20 districts. The Federal Reserve removed its longstanding requirement that banks hold 10% of their deposits in reserve either in cash or balances at the Federal Reserve. The principal tool that the Federal Reserve now uses to adjust the federal funds rate is to change the interest it pays on banks' reserve balances (IORB).

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