If the Real Interest Rate Is Expected by a Particular

question 64

Multiple Choice

If the real interest rate is expected by a particular person to become negative, then the purchasing power of his or her savings would be ____, as the inflation rate is expected to be ____ the existing nominal interest rate.

• A)decreasing; less than
• B)decreasing; greater than
• C)increasing; greater than
• D)increasing; less than

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