Article Summary
In a July 2015 interview on CNBC,Republican Senator Pat Toomey expressed concern that interest rates remained low and that it was time for the Fed to announce a date for interest rates to rise and to stick with that date.In the interview,Toomey stated "The Fed no longer has credibility,and you can see that.The divergence between the futures markets and the Fed's own projections about what they're going to do about interest rates-this is a huge problem." A member of the Senate banking committee,Toomey has called on the Fed to adopt a rule which would require it to explain how monetary policy would be set,as well as explain to Congress any reasons for deviations from the rule.In a 1977 amendment to the Federal Reserve Act,Congress has mandated that the Fed act to maintain stable prices,maximize employment,and stabilize long-term interest rates.
-Refer to the Article Summary.If the Federal Reserve's announcements about upcoming monetary policy decisions are not seen as credible,as Senator Pat Toomey alludes to regarding the Fed's changing projections as to when they would increase interest rates,which of the following would you expect to see?
A) Inflation expectations will accurately reflect actual inflation.
B) Expansionary monetary policy will result in lower rates of inflation.
C) Firms and workers will be unable to accurately forecast changes in the rate of inflation.
D) The Federal Reserve will have more control over the inflation rate.
Correct Answer:
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Q225: Expansionary monetary policy will result in
A)lower interest
Q228: A provision of the Dodd-Frank Act of
Q229: Deflation refers to
A)a decrease in the rate
Q230: Disinflation refers to
A)a decrease in the price
Q243: Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan managed to keep
Q250: Can the Federal Reserve achieve both low
Q252: A study conducted by Alberto Alesina and
Q253: Why do most economists believe that it
Q254: When a central bank makes joint decisions
Q257: Under Alan Greenspan,the Fed strived to hit
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