1. explain in detail how banks can increase the supply of money.

The Fed can increase the money supply by lowering the reserve requirements for banks, which allows them to lend more money. ... The Fed can also alter short-term interest rates by lowering (or raising) the discount rate that banks pay on short-term loans from the Fed.

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