All of the following actions by the fed would promote an easy money policy except
a. increasing the reserve requirement.
b. buying government securities.
c. lowering the discount rate.
d. announcing that it anticipates adopting an easy money policy.

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "d. announcing that it anticipates adopting an easy money policy." All of the following actions by the Fed would promote an easy money policy EXCEPT d. announcing that it anticipates adopting an easy money policy.