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Assume that the currency-deposit ratio is 0.2 and the reserve-deposit ratio is 0.4. The Federal Reserve carries out an open-market operation purchasing $10 million worth of bonds from banks. This action will increase the money supply by _____ .

20 million

40 million

10 million

30 million

Flag this Question Question 2 When the Federal Reserve extends a discount loan to a bank, the monetary base ________ and reserves ________.

increases; remain unchanged

remains unchanged; increase

remains unchanged; decrease

increases; increase

Question 3:Flag this QuestionIf the Federal Reserve wants to stimulate the economy and increase inflation, it can _____ .

decrease the reserve requirement

all of these answers

decrease the interest paid on reserve

buy bonds in financial markets

Flag this Question Question 4: To stimulate the economy during the Great Recession, the Federal Reserve _____ .

used forward guidance to influence financial markets expectations

implemented a large-scale asset purchase program to drive down long-term interest rates

all of these answers

decreased the Federal Fund Rate target near zero

Flag this Question Question 5 If inflation is below its target rate of 2 percent and output is below potential, the Taylor rule predicts _____ .

an increase in the real interest rate

an increase in the Federal Fund Rate

a decrease in the real interest rate

a decrease in the Federal Fund Rate

Flag this Question Question 6 Yield curves are steeply upward sloping when,

short-term interest rates are above long-term interest rates

short-term interest rates are about the same as long-term interest rates

future short-term interest rates are expected to fall

future short-term interest rates are expected to rise

Flag this Question Question 7 The yield curve is usually upward sloping because,

TIPS bonds are traded in less liquid markets than nominal treasuries

financial markets are not efficient

inflation expectations are typically positive

investors demand a term premium to hold long-term bonds

Flag this Question Question 8 Suppose that you observe that the yield on 10-year treasuries increase to 5% whereas the yield on short-term treasuries remain close to 0%. According to the Expectation Hypothesis you would interpret this observation as a sign that

short-term bond yields in the future are likely to rise above 5%

the fed may soon increase the Federal Fund Rate target

All of these answers

the market expects future output to exceed potential output

Flag this Question Question 9: The money supply may change without the central bank intervention.

True

False

Flag this Question Question 10: The yield curve can be upward sloping even if future short-term interest rates are expected to decrease.

True

False