The Fed is under no obligation to coordinate its actions with fiscal policy. Andin fact, the Fed may take actions specifically designed to counteract somepiece of fiscal policy. An example of fiscal and monetary policies with opposite effects is: A. an increase in taxes and increased sales of bonds by the Fed B. an increase in government spending and an increase in reserverequirements. C. a decrease in government spending and an increase in thediscount rate. D. a decrease in taxes and a decrease in the target for the federalfunds rate. E. a decrease in taxes and increased purchases of bonds by the Fed
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