A sterilized foreign exchange intervention would:
A. leave the central bank's balance sheet unchanged.
B. alter the liability side of the central bank's balance sheet but leave the asset side unchanged.
C. alter the asset side of a central bank's balance sheet but leave the domestic monetary base unchanged.
D. not alter the central bank's holdings of international reserves.
Answer: C
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