The Fed's job in conducting monetary policy is made harder by the fact that:
Select one:
a. Legally monetary authorities are not allowed to change the supply of money, they can only penalize banks that do not lend.
b. the Fed has to operate in real time and information on recessions usually becomes available with a delay.
c. monetary policy is hardly ever effective in influencing business fluctuations.
d. monetary policy is usually pulling the economy in the opposite direction from fiscal policy.