The Federal Reserve Can

question 84

Multiple Choice

The Federal Reserve can:

• A)simultaneously set independent money supply and nominal interest rate targets.
• B)only target the nominal interest rate, not the money supply.
• C)only set a money supply target that is consistent with a nominal interest rate target, and vice versa.
• D)only target the money supply, not the nominal interest rate.

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