to what the debt is the creation of money by the Federal Reserve to purchase Treasury securities.
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Consider an expansionary open market operation. Suppose the Federal Reserve buys government securities from commercial banks. Suppose that the sellers of government securities redeem these checks drawn on the New York Fed for currency. Then, ceteris paribus, bank reserves, currency in circulation, and thus the monetary base will increase.
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Why does an open market purchase of Treasury securities by the Federal Reserve increase bank reserves? Why does an open market sale of Treasury securities by the Federal Reserve decrease bank reserves?
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