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Q: What is the Effectof a decrease in money supply?
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What does it mean by contract the money supply?

It means to decrease, or lower, the money supply. EXAMPLE: The feds sold treasury bonds and bills in order to contract (decrease) money supply.


If the fed increases the money supply what will happen to interest rates?

when money supply is increased, interest rates decrease


What effect does an increase in the money supply have on inflation?

An increase in the money supply shifts the money supply curve to the right. If you look on your graph, you will see that an increase in money supply will cause the interest rate to decrease. Here's why: Fed increases money supply-->excess supply of money at the current interest rate -->people buy bonds to get rid of their excess money-->increase in the prices of bonds --> decrease in the interest rate.


What is the solution to control inflation in an economy?

Decreasing the money supply. Monetary policies are concerned with the increase or decrease of the money supply.


What do the Fed do to the money supply to discourage bank loans?

decrease


Tightening the money supply causes interest rates to do what?

Decrease


What is a fiscal policy designed to do?

Increase or decrease the money supply


An increase in the money supply is likely to decrease?

the prime rate


Would cause a decrease in the supply of money?

raising of interest rates


What would fed do to interest rates if it wanted to fight inflation?

Use a monetary policy to decrease the money supply.


If there is a decrease in the money supply that causes prices to fall and leads to deflation what happens to money?

It gains purchasing power.


Result in a decrease in the money supply?

The government sells a new batch of Treasury bonds.