Quantitative Easing Is the

Multiple Choice

Quantitative easing is the

A) gradual release of money into the money supply through open market operations.
B) targeted use of open market operations in which a central bank targets certain markets.
C) strategy of increasing the money supply by buying U.S.Treasury securities on the open market.
D) slow injection of money into the economy by the Federal Reserve.
E) gradual decrease in the discount rate used to increase the money supply.