What are the tools of the Federal Reserve uses to control the money supply? (Check all that apply)   A. Open market operations   B. Print money   C. Change tax laws   D. Discount rate and federal funds   E. Reserve Requirements

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3. The effect of changes in the money supply The following diagram represents the money market in the United States, which is currently in equilibrium, as indicated by the grey star. INTEREST RATE (Percent) 6.0 5.5 Money Demand 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 20+ 0.6 07 Money Supply 0.9 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.2 QUANTITY OF MONEY (Trillions of dollars) 1.3 New Curve New Equilibrium (?) Suppose the Federal Reserve (the Fed) announces that it is raising its target interest rate by 50 basis points, or 0.50%. It would achieve this by Use the green line (triangle symbols) on the preceding graph to illustrate the effects of this policy. Place the a the black point (plus symbol) on the graph to indicate the new equilibrium interest rate and quantity of money. The sequence of events that results in a new equilibrium interest rate, after the Fed makes the change you selected, may be described as follows: Because there is money in the financial system, there is an excess money at the initial equilibrium interest…

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#27. Reserve requirements are regulations concerning a the interest rate at which banks can borrow from the Fed. b the amount banks are allowed to borrow from the Fed. c the amount of reserves banks must hold against deposits. d reserves banks must hold based on the number and type of loans they make.

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8. Study Questions and Problems #8 Suppose the Federal Reserve's trading desk buys $500,000 in T-bills from a securities dealer, who then deposits the Fed's check in Best National Bank. Assuming that the required reserve ratio is 5%, complete the following table by showing changes in Best National Bank's balance sheet. Best National Bank Assets (Dollars) Reserves: Addendum: Changes in Reserves Actual reserves Required reserves Excess reserves Liabilities (Dollars) Checking deposits: Total liabilities Consider the money multiplier. The maximum increase in the money supply that can result from this open market transaction is

Use the following table to determine the levels of M1 and M2 in the United States.   Money Categories in the United States   Asset Amount (billions of dollars) Currency $84 Demand deposits 81 Money market funds 45 Other checkable deposits 38 Savings deposits 466 Small time deposits 23 Traveler's checks 5     Instructions: Enter your answers as a whole number.   a. Calculate the M1 money supply.        $  billion   b. Calculate the M2 money supply.        $  billion

Part 2 hand written plzz The Federal Reserve sells $26.00 million in Treasury securities. If the required reserve ratio is 10.00%, and all currency is deposited into the banking system, and banks hold excess reserves of 10%, then the maximum amount the money supply can decrease is $ million. (Insert your answer in millions, and round your answer to two decimal places.)