critics of the federal reserve have accused the fed of using the 2% inflation target as a ceiling. what does this mean? group of answer choices the fed ensures inflation does not rise above 2% instead of allowing inflation to fluctuate around 2%. the fed ensures unemployment is unable to fall below 2%. the fed ensures the real interest rate does not rise above 2% instead of allowing the real interest rate to fluctuate around 2%. the fed ensures inflation does not fall below 2% instead of allowing inflation to fluctuate around 2%.