Suppose That the Fed Has Decided to Utilize the Taylor

question 77

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the Fed has decided to utilize the Taylor rule to implement monetary policy. If the actual federal funds rate target is presently below the level specified by the Taylor rule and has been lower then this level for several weeks, then this would be a signal that

• A) monetary policy is very expansionary.
• B) monetary policy is very contractionary.
• C) the Fed should halt efforts to target the money supply.
• D) the Fed should switch to targeting the money supply instead of the federal funds rate.

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