For a fixed target real interest rate and target inflation rate, when inflation decreases, the Fed ________ interest rates, hence ________ short-run equilibrium output.
A. increases; increasing
B. decreases; decreasing
C. increases; decreasing
D. decreases; increasing
Answer: D
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