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Which is true of monetary policy?
a) Volcker’s “Saturday Night Special” was an example of Federal Reserve tightening in the credit markets.
b) Yield curve inversions are often associated with Federal Reserve tightening cycles.
c) Quantitative Easing was utilized to relieve stress in certain financial markets in the aftermath of the financial crisis.
d) All of the above.
All of the above statements are right. Volckers saturday night special was an action by Fed to increase the Fed fund's rate from 11% to 12%. Yield curve becomes inverted during Federal reserve tightening cycles. Quantitative easing was utilized mainly to relieve stress in the financial markets in the aftermath of financial crisis.
Thus answer is d) All of the above.