________ by the Fed Means That the Fed ________

________ by the Fed means that the Fed ________.

A) Credit easing;bought private securities from financial institutions
B) Credit easing;made loans directly to home buyers
C) Credit easing;tried to lower long-term interest rates
D) Quantitative easing;required private banks to increase their lending to home buyers
E) Quantitative easing;decreased in the required reserve ratio