Reducing the Fed’s Balance Sheet by Selling Mortgage-Backed Securities. Suppose the Fed wanted to reduce its balance sheet and decided to sell its mortgage-backed securities instead of its holding of government bonds. What types of interest rates would you expect to see increase? (Related to Application 1 on page 404.)

Reducing the Fed’s Balance Sheet by Selling Mortgage-Backed Securities. Suppose the Fed wanted to reduce its balance sheet and decided to sell its mortgage-backed securities instead of its holding of government bonds. What types of interest rates would you expect to see increase? (Related to Application 1 on page 404.)

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