Economics 0455 · IGCSE · Monetary policy

Monetary policy — practice question

A country’s central bank lowers interest rates in order to support the economy during a recession. How is this cut in interest rates most likely to change the amounts saved and borrowed from the country’s commercial banks?

  • ASaving decreases, borrowing decreases.
  • BSaving decreases, borrowing increases.
  • CSaving increases, borrowing increases.
  • DSaving increases, borrowing decreases.

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