Previous Variables Used by the Fed for Monetary Policy Since

question 10

Multiple Choice

Previous variables used by the Fed for monetary policy since 1970 include all of the following except

• A) money supply growth rates.
• B) nominal interest rates.
• C) average long-term inflation rates.
• D) business cycle fluctuations.
• E) none of the above; each has been used at some time during the past three decades.

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Additional Units

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