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open market operation

The buying and selling of government securities by a central bank, such as the Federal Reserve Bank in the U.S., in order to control the money supply.

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  1. Open market operation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    An open market operation (also known as OMO) is an activity by a central bank to buy or sell government bonds on the open market. A central bank uses them ...
     
  2. Open Market Operation - Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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  3. open-market operation (economics) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
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  4. Open-Market Operation - Financial Dictionary - The Free Dictionary
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  5. Open market operation - The Free Dictionary
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  7. Understanding Open Market Operations - St. Louis Fed
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