In an effort to cool an overheating economy, the Federal Reserve implements Quantitative Tightening (QT) by reducing its holdings of Treasury securities, alongside an increase in the federal funds rate.
Which of the following is the most likely macroeconomic outcome of this contractionary monetary policy?
A fall in bond yields and an increase in commercial bank lending
A decrease in the rate of inflation and a slowing of real GDP growth
A depreciation of the domestic currency on foreign exchange markets
An increase in asset prices and household consumption expenditure
