Consider an open market purchase by the Fed of $3 billion of Treasury bonds. What is the

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Consider an open market purchase by the Fed of $3 billion of Treasury bonds. What is the impact of the purchase on the bank from which the Fed bought the securities? Compute the impact on M1 assuming that:
(1) The required reserve ratio is 10 percent;
(2) The bank does not wish to hold excess reserves; and
(3) The public does not wish to hold currency.

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Money Banking and Financial Markets

ISBN: 978-0078021749

4th edition

Authors: Stephen Cecchetti, Kermit Schoenholtz

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