Suppose on any given day the prevailing equilibrium federal funds rate is above the Federal Reserve's federal funds target rate

If the Federal Reserve wishes for the federal funds rate to be at their target level, then the appropriate action for the Federal Reserve to take is a ________ open market ________, everything else held constant. A) defensive; sale
B) defensive; purchase
C) dynamic; sale
D) dynamic; purchase


D

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