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The federal reserve can increase the money supply by buying bonds. true or false?

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the federal reserve cannot increase the money supply by buying bonds
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TRUE. If the Fed wants to increase the money supply, it can do so by buying government bonds and if it wants to reduce the money supply it can do so by selling bonds from its account

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