Arrange in the correct order the actions and reactions that occur when the Federal Reserve uses the discount rate in its contractionary monetary policy
Tiles
Sequence
1 . Interest rates rise
Purchases and investments
decrease
The Federal Reserve increases
the discount rate
Inflation decreases
It is more expensive for
banks to take out loans
Households and businesses
take out fewer loans
The money supply decreases

Which statement is true of both presidential and parliamentary systems of government? a. the executive branch operates independently from the legislative branch. b. the members of the legislative branch are directly elected by the people. c. the head of government is chosen by members of his or her political party. d. the head of government is directly elected by the people

After the 2008 recession, the amount of reserves in the us banking system increased. because of federal reserve actions, required reserves increased from $44 billion to $60 billion. however, banks started holding more reserves than required. by january 2009, banks were holding $900 billion in excess reserves. the federal reserve started paying interest on the excess reserves that the banks held. what possible impact will these unused reserves have on the economy?

Which of the following constitute the types of unemployment occurring at the natural rate of unemployment? a. frictional and cyclical unemployment. b. structural and frictional unemployment. c. cyclical and structural unemployment. d. frictional, structural, and cyclical unemployment.