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Suppose there is a financial boom. What will the Fed do to calm the financial system? Lower the discount rate Decrease reserve requirement O Open market sales O Open market purchases 

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Principles of Economics
Principles of Economics
Gregory Mankiw 8th Edition
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00:01 If the federal reserve increases the money supply through open market operations, it typically leads to a decrease in interest rates and an increase in bond prices.
00:26 So here is a brief explanation of it.
00:28 What happens to the interest rates? so when the central bank such as the federal reserve conducts open market operations to increase the money supply, it results in a higher supply of funds.
00:52 So the higher supply of funds in the financial system means with more money available, banks can lend at lower interest rates to encourage borrowing and spending.
01:12 As a result, the general interest rates in the market tend to decrease...
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