Federal reserve banks directly affect the national economy by:

administering consumer protection laws

increasing and decreasing the money supply

providing oversight and services for financial institutions

raising and lowering interest rates

Abond is issued for less than its face value. which statement most likely would explain why? a. the bond's contract rate is higher than the market rate at the time of the issue. b. the bond's contract rate is the same as the market rate at the time of the issue. c. the bond's contract rate is lower than the market rate at the time of the issue. d. the bond isn't secured by specific assets of the corporation.

The law says your employer is responsible for providing you with a safe and healthy workplace. true or false?

Suppose that in an economy the structural unemployment rate is 2.2 percent, the natural unemployment rate is 5.3 percent, and the cyclical unemployment rate is 2 percent. the frictional unemployment rate is percent and the actual unemployment rate (in this economy) is percent.