Question 16 Explain why interest rates that consumers and businesses pay must rise, at least in the short run, if inflation expectations rise even in the absence of any change to monetary policy.

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Explain why interest rates that consumers and businesses pay must rise, at least in the short run, if inflation expectations rise even in the absence of any
change to monetary policy.
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