According to the Taylor rule, the Federal Reserve sets interest rates in response to:

A. the inflation rate and the current output gap.
B. the inflation rate and the unemployment rate.
C. the current output gap and the target money supply growth.
D. the S&P 500 index and the inflation rate.


Answer: A

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