When a central bank sterilizes a foreign exchange purchase, it offsets the purchase with   a. an open market purchase to increase the money supply   b. an open market sale to decrease the money supply   c. an open market purchase to keep the money supply from changing   d. an open market sale to keep the money supply from changing

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1. When a central bank sterilizes a foreign exchange purchase, it offsets the purchase with

 

a. an open market purchase to increase the money supply

 

b. an open market sale to decrease the money supply

 

c. an open market purchase to keep the money supply from changing

 

d. an open market sale to keep the money supply from changing

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