Beginning in 2002, Federal Reserve Policy

question 145

Multiple Choice

Beginning in 2002, Federal Reserve policy

• A) switched its focus from price stability to stimulating real GDP and reducing unemployment.
• B) kept interest rates artificially high, driving housing prices upward.
• C) kept interest rates artificially low, driving housing prices downward.
• D) switched its focus from stimulating real GDP and reducing unemployment to price stability.

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