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Janet Yellen: “Americans can be confident that the FOMC has both the ability and the will to prevent inflation.”

On the recordNovember 13, 2013
Americans can be confident that the FOMC has both the ability and the will to prevent inflation.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen reassures Americans about the Fed's capability to manage inflation.

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