The federal reserve act of 2000 instructs the fed to pursue its goals by "maintain[ing] long-run growth of the monetary and credit aggregates commensurate with the economy's long-run potential to increase production." has the fed followed this instruction? the fed has followed this instruction, as seen by the fact that the core inflation rate has remained within or close to the range of between 1 and 2 percent a year. a. true b. false why might the fed increase money by more than the potential to increase production? the fed might increase money by more than the potential to increase production because a. the economy is in an expansion and the fed wants to move the economy back to potential gdp b. the u. s. economy has a severe trade deficit c. it wants the foreign exchange rate of the u. s. dollar to fall d. the economy is in a recession and the fed wants to move the economy back to potential gdp