from December 2015 through December 2018, , the Fed raised the target level for the federal funds rate nine times.  While short-term interest rates increased substantially, long-term rates increased only slightly (making the yield curve flatter, or even inverted).  Show and explain why short-term and long-term interest rates have not moved together

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from December 2015 through December 2018, , the Fed raised the target level for the federal funds rate nine times.  While short-term interest rates increased substantially, long-term rates increased only slightly (making the yield curve flatter, or even inverted).  Show and explain why short-term and long-term interest rates have not moved together

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