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Between 1942 and 1951, the Federal Reserve, in Order to Help

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Between 1942 and 1951, the Federal Reserve, in order to help the United States Treasury cheaply finance World War II, maintained the interest rate on long-term government bonds at 2.5 percent. Between 1950 and 1951, the consumer price index rose by 8 percent because of the Korean War. Explain why this event resulted in a conflict between the Federal Reserve and the United States Treasury.


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