Multiple Choice
For a fixed target real interest rate and target inflation rate, when inflation increases, the Fed ________ interest rates, hence ________ short-run equilibrium output.
A) increases; increasing
B) decreases; increasing
C) increases; decreasing
D) decreases; decreasing
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