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Management · Q394

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Management · question 394

Q394

Instrument used by Federal Reserve to smooth money supply and interest rates includes

A.
treasury notes
B.
repurchase agreements
Answer
C.
commercial payable notes
D.
commercial receivable notes

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Instrument used by Federal Reserve to smooth money supply and interest rates includes repurchase agreements. A repurchase agreement (repo) is a form of short-term borrowing for dealers in government securities. In the case of a repo, a dealer sells government securities to investors, usually on an overnight basis, and buys them back the following day.