The Federal Reserve tends to increase interest rate targets when it feels the economy is growing too rapidly and/or the inflation rate is accelerating. It tends to lower rate targets when it wants to stimulate the short-term growth of the economy.
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Depth 1Parent ID: 995449DB1E544264ACFF2278BCBCDBCAStandard set: Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
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- Statement code
- 10.
- List ID
- 10.
- Standard ID
- 7A59BE7415B94401A0A66DF256CD63D1
- ASN identifier
- S2604888
- Subject
- Economics
- Grades
- 09, 10, 11, 12
- Ancestor IDs
- 995449DB1E544264ACFF2278BCBCDBCA
- Source document
- Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics (2010)
- License
- CC BY 3.0 US