Read the question to yourself and select the best answer. Which implementation of monetary tool by the Federal Reserve System would lead the nation's money supply to expand? A. closing failing banks and financial institutions
B. decreasing the reserve requirements
C. reducing the number of loans approved by financial institutions
D. decreasing the purchase of government bonds and securities

"there will be differences in degree of mood elevation seen in depressed clients after receiving either cognitive-behavioral or psychoanalytic therapy."; in this hypothesis, mood elevation is the:

Brazil trades with the united states more than it does with any other country. industrially, the private sector has made brazil one of the most advanced countries in latin america, with massive investment taking place since 1996. still, over 1 million people live in state-owned housing and millions more are covered by government operated health care. these facts show that brazil has a a) mixed economy. b) market economy. c) command economy. d) traditional economy.

Norman jones, an economic historian at the university of utah, has described the views of the ancient greek philosopher aristotle on interest: aristotle defined money as a good that was consumed by use. unlike houses and fields, which are not destroyed by use, money must be spent to be used. there- fore, as we cannot rent food, so we cannot rent money. moreover, money does not reproduce. a house or a flock can produce new value by use, so it is not unreasonable to ask for a return on their use. money, being barren, should not, therefore, be expected to produce excess value. thus, interest is unnatural. what did aristotle mean in arguing that money is “barren”? why would money being barren mean that lenders should not charge interest on loans? do you agree with aristotle’s reasoning? briefly explain.