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Chapter 17, Problem 17.4.11PA
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The independence of Fed and accountability to the elected government.
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To determine
The independence of Fed and accountability to the elected government.
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(3) The Fed should increase or decrease the bank reserve requirement ratio? Briefly explain Why.
A news website might have this headline: “Today the Fed lowered the federal funds rate from 5.5 percent to 5.25 percent.” A more detailed account of the Fed’s action would say:
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“Today the Fed told its bond traders to buy enough bonds in open-market operations to make the federal funds rate decrease to 5.25 percent.”
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