Open market operations refer to purchase and sales of

A. bonds by the United States Treasury.
B. United States Treasury securities on the open market by the Fed.
C. corporate stocks and bonds by the corporation commission.
D. corporate securities on the open market by the Fed.


B. United States Treasury securities on the open market by the Fed.

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