Chapter 22: Q.2 (page 584)
A measure of real interest rates can be approximated by the Treasury Inflation-Indexed Security, or TIIS. Go to the St. Louis Federal Reserve FRED database, and find data on the five-year TIIS (FII5) and the personal consumption expenditure price index
(PCECTPI), a measure of the price index. Choose โQuarterlyโ for the frequency setting for the TIIS, and choose โPercent Change From Year Agoโ for the unitssetting on (PCECTPI). Plot both series on the samegraph, using data from 2007 through the most currentdata available. Use the graph to identify periods of autonomous monetary policy changes. Briefly explain your reasoning.
Short Answer
For illustration, to lower the inflation rate central banks increased