Tight money policy
A tight money policy is when the Federal Reserve sells securities, increases the discount rate, and/or increases the reserve ratio in order to decrease commercial banks' excess reserves and decrease the money supply.
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A tight money policy is when the Federal Reserve sells securities, increases the discount rate, and/or increases the reserve ratio in order to decrease commercial banks' excess reserves and decrease the money supply.
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