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The purchase or sale of government bonds by a central bank in order to change commercial banks' reserves with a view to the consequences for the [[money supply]] and interest rates.
The purchase or sale of government [[Financial system#Bonds|bonds]] by a [[central bank]] in order to change [[commercial bank]]s' [[reserve ratio]]s with a view to the consequences for the [[money supply]] and [[interest rate]]s.

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Open market operations [r]: The purchase or sale of government bonds by a central bank in order to change commercial banks' reserve ratios with a view to the consequences for the money supply and interest rates.