Financial market participants anticipate that inflation will rise significantly in the future. Explain, with a diagram, the impact this would be expected to have on the slope of a normal yield curve.

Why is credit so important to our economy? Can the economy function without credit? https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/basics/bank.htm https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-role-of-finance-in-the-economy-implications-for-structural-reform-of-the-financial-sector/ https://www.economicsdiscussion.net/banking/role-of-banks-in-the-economic-development-of-a-country/26094

Suppose the economy begins at full employment. Label this starting point as point "1." Then, suppose that, due to increased instability in the financial markets, a decrease in investor and consumer confidence occurs. Show the effects on your graph and label the new equilibrium point "2." Lastly, suppose the Federal Reserve wants the economy to return to full-employment as quickly as possible. Should the Fed intervene? If so, show the impact of successful monetary policy on your graph. Label this new equilibrium point "3."

If an analyst was considering the effects of interest rates on future direction of the economy, would she focus on the short rates as controlled by the central bank, or long rates as controlled by the market and why?