Currently, if inflation is 2 percent and the goods inflation target is 2.5 percent, policymakers:
A. congratulate themselves for coming in under their target.
B. are indifferent because they don't have an inflation target.
C. are indifferent because they are more interested in asset inflation.
D. are unhappy because they have come in under their target.
Answer: D
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