Category: Money, Interest Rates And Output

If there is a general shortage of liquidity in the money market then ?

Money, Interest Rates And Output 29/10/2024
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A. The banks will increase their lending
B. The short-term interest rate at which the economy’s commercial banks lend to and borrow from each other will fall and the central bank may be expected to reduce the supply of liquidity to the banks
C. The short-term interest rate at which the economy’s commercial banks lend to and borrow from each other will rise and the long-term interest rate may be expected to rise as a result
D. the long-term interest rate in the economy will rise and the central bank will raise its interest rate in response
E. The short-term interest rate at which the economy’s commercial banks lend to and borrow from each other will rise and the central bank may be expected to increase the supply of liquidity to the banks.

Assume that commercial banks are holding excess reserves because business firms and consumers are not willing to borrow money A decrease in the discount rate is likely to ?

Money, Interest Rates And Output 22/01/2024
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A. increase the money supply because it is now cheaper for banks to borrow from the central bank
B. decrease the money supply because it will now be more expensive for business firms and consumers to borrow money
C. Not change the money supply because banks already have excess reserves they cannot lend
D. Decrease the money supply because it is now cheaper for banks to borrow from the central bank instead instead of buying government securities