If the nominal rate of interest is 2 percent, and the expected inflation rate is -10 percent, the real rate of interest is
A) 2 percent.
B) 8 percent.
C) 10 percent.
D) 12 percent.
D
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A) setting targets for rates of growth in the M1 and M2 money supplies. B) practicing discretionary monetary policy, reacting to counter-changes in the level of unemployment during recessions and booms. C) setting targets for the federal funds rate of interest. D) strict adherence to rules based strategies.
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A) excess demand of country H increases. B) excess demand of country F increases. C) excess supply of country H increases. D) excess supply of country F increases. E) excess supply of country F decreases.
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A) real income decreases, so does the demand for real money balances B) the nominal interest rate increases, so does the demand for real money balances C) real income decreases, so does the real interest rate D) all of the above E) none of the above
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