Financial talk

1)The buying and selling of government securities by the Federal Reserve to increase or decrease the money supply is part of Fiscal policy Open market operations Treasury balancing Discount rate 2)The Federal Reserve in the United States is divided up into 50 state banks 12 regional banks 12 regional national banks 5 Federal branches 3)The most often used tool by the Federal Reserve to control the money supply is changing Amount of money printed Reserve requirement Discount rate Open Market Operations 4)Speeding up or slowing down the economy by changing the amount of money in circulation is called Business policy Monetary policy Fiscal policy Budget policy 5)It is best to use a “tight” money policy to help fight Inflation Recessions Depressions Budget surpluses