ABC Bank decided to raise interest rates on new loans because it does not want to run short on reserves. The bank does not approve of the new rates it would see in the overnight lending market. What Federal Reserve action MOST LIKELY influenced ABC Bank's decision? A increasing the reserve requirement B selling bonds on the open market C decreasing the federal funds rate D decreasing the discount rate

A increasing the reserve requirement

Explanation:

The likeliest reason ABC Bank decided to raise interest rates on new rates so that it would not run low on reserves was as a result of the Federal Reserve's action to increase reserve requirements.

The Federal Reserve can decide to increase reserve requirements to decrease the size of money supply and control inflation, thereby protecting the economy.

pepin the short[a] (german: pippin der kurze, french: pépin le bref, c. 714 – 24 september 768) was the king of the franks from 751 until his death. he was the first of the carolingians to become king.[b][2]

the younger son of the frankish prince charles martel and his wife rotrude, pepin's upbringing was distinguished by the ecclesiastical education he had received from the monks of st. denis. succeeding his father as the mayor of the palace in 741, pepin reigned over francia jointly with his elder brother carloman. pepin ruled in neustria, burgundy, and provence, while his brother carloman established himself in austrasia, alemannia and thuringia. the brothers were active in suppressing revolts led by the bavarians, aquitanians, saxons, and the alemanni in the early years of their reign. in 743, they ended the frankish interregnum by choosing childeric iii, who was to be the last merovingian monarch, as figurehead king of the franks.