Suppose a contractionary monetary policy raises nominal interest rates. If this is the case, it follows that the contractionary monetary policy must have:

A. reduced expected inflation.
B. increased real interest rates more than it reduced expected inflation.
C. increased expected inflation.
D. increased expected inflation more than it reduced real interest rates.

Answer: B

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