In 2012,U.S.core inflation was 2.1 percent. This inflation rate
A: is lower than the inflation rate the Fed accepts as creating stable prices.
B: is about equal to the inflation rate the Fed accepts as creating stable prices.
C: is more than 2 percentage points higher than the inflation rate the Fed accepts as creating stable prices.
D: None of the above answers are correct because the Fed has never associated an inflation rate with stable prices.
A: is lower than the inflation rate the Fed accepts as creating stable prices.
B: is about equal to the inflation rate the Fed accepts as creating stable prices.
C: is more than 2 percentage points higher than the inflation rate the Fed accepts as creating stable prices.
D: None of the above answers are correct because the Fed has never associated an inflation rate with stable prices.
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- The Fed operationalizes its goals by focusing on: A: core inflation and the output gap. B: expected inflation and U.S. dollar exchange rates. C: food and energy prices and the growth rate of real GDP.
- What is Inflation? A: Inflation is a decrease in the general level of prices. B: Inflation is an increase in the general level of prices. C: Inflation is a number that that compares prices in one year with prices with some earlier base year. D: Inflation is measured in percentage rates that helps people.
- In which of the following situations would you prefer to be making a loan? A: The interest rate is 9 percent and the expected inflation rate is 7 percent. B: The interest rate is 4 percent and the expected inflation rate is 1 percent. C: The interest rate is 13 percent and the expected inflation rate is 15 percent. D: The interest rate is 25 percent and the expected inflation rate is 50 percent.
- The target inflation rate for inflation targeting is usually（）. A: Inflation rate in the medium and long term B: Inflation rate in the short term C: Average inflation rate D: Past inflation rate
- If over the next year the inflation rate in the euro area is higher than the inflation rate in Japan, then the euro should depreciate relative to the Japanese yen.