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. Assume that the US economy expands and that the US Federal Reserve Bank, worried by rising inflation, decides to raise interest rates. Which of the following would not occur?
- A) The US dollar will appreciate.
- B) Interest rates in other countries will fall.
- C) The current account of the US's trading partners will improve.
- D) There will be a fall in US exports.
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