During a period of inflation, the Fed is likely to___________. Group of answer choices raise taxes in order to reduce the money supply. cut the discount rate in order to increase the affordability of loanable funds. sell government securities to banks in order to reduce the amount of loanable funds. buy government securities from banks in order to reduce the amount of loanable funds. cut the required reserve ratio in order to reduce the amount of excess reserves banks have to loan out. Flag question: Question 6 Question 62