If you hear in the news that the Federal Reserve conducted open-market sales, then you should expect

money supply to increase

Explanation:

When the Federal Reserve conducts open-market sales, then you should expect that there will be an increase in the money supply in the economy.

Open market operations is typically used by the government as an expansionary policy in order to have more money in the economy and also for people to buy more goods and services in the economy.

answer; /// blank(1); increases; blank(2); decreases;