The accompanying diagram shows data for the interest rate on 10-year euro area government bonds and inflation

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The accompanying diagram shows data for the interest rate on 10-year euro area government bonds and inflation for the euro area for 1996 through mid-2016, as reported by the European Central Bank. How would you describe the relationship between the two? How does the pattern compare to that of the United States in Figure 10-10?

10-year euro bond rate, euro area inflation rate Interest rate 8% Inflation rate -2 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 Year D

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Macroeconomics

ISBN: 978-1319120054

3rd Canadian edition

Authors: Paul Krugman, Robin Wells, Iris Au, Jack Parkinson

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