Between from 2002 through 2016 the Federal Reserve:
A. raised rates in order to follow the Taylor Rule.
B. abandoned the Taylor Rule in favor of the Greenspan Rule.
C. lowered rates and went against the Taylor Rule.
D. left rates unchanged in order to follow the Taylor Rule.
Answer: C
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