By law, the Federal Reserve is barred from

A. raising the reserve ratio to 20%.
B. lowering the discount rate to 2%.
C. selling more than $5 billion in United States government securities during any month.
D. buying more than $5 billion in United States government securities during any month.


A. raising the reserve ratio to 20%.

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