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Problem Set 4
Suppose that the real rate is 2%, expected rate of inflation is 1.5 %, current unemployment rate is 5.5%, and the natural rate of unemployment is estimate to be 6%. According to the Taylor model, what federal funds rate would achieve a target inflation rate of 2%? Suppose with a global savings glut we assume a real rate of zero, what the nominal federal funds rate associated with a 2% inflation target? Still assuming a zero real rate, what happens to the nominal federal funds rate if the Fed tries to achieve a target inflation rate of 3%?
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Chinas central bank on Sunday cut the amount of cash that banks must hold as reserves, the second industry-wide cut in two months
The Peoples Bank of China (PBOC) lowered the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for all banks by 100 basis points to 18.5 percent, .
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