anpre-payment annuity 1 pts D Question 36 The Federal Reserve manages the money supply in the United States by either buying or selling government securities through its open market operations. Everything else equal, if it wants to increase interest rates through open market operations, which of the following actions should the Fed take? The Fed should take actions that decrease the money supply, The Fed should take actions that increase the money supply. The Fed should encourage the U.S. government to decrease its deficit spending. Changing the money supply does not affectinterest rates. The Fed should discourage businesses from borrowing to expand operations. Question 37