Imports of goods and services are items that in the united states the rest of the world. a. households, firms, but not governments; buy from b. households, firms, and governments; buy from c. households and governments, but not firms; sell to d. firms and governments, but not households; sell to

Explain whether each of the following events increases or decreases the money supply. a. the fed buys bonds in open-market operations. b. the fed reduces the reserve requirement. c. the fed increases the interest rate it pays on reserves. d. citibank repays a loan it had previously taken from the fed. e. after a rash of pickpocketing, people decide to hold less currency. f. fearful of bank runs, bankers decide to hold more excess reserves. g. the fomc increases its target for the federal funds rate.