About keeping inflation low or unemployment low

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1- Should the Fed be more concerned about keeping inflation low or unemployment low? Please justify your answer.

2- Please explain what the Fed's open-market operations are.

3-  Has the Fed changed the discount rate lately? If so, has it had an impact on the economy?

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