If the Federal Reserve buys $3 billion worth of Japanese yen and sells $5 billion of euros, how does this affect the balance of payments?
A) Falls by $2 billion
B) Rises by $2 billion
C) Rises by $3 billion
D) Falls by $5 billion
A
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