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Janet Yellen: Many FOMC participants indicated in September that they anticipated, in light of their economic forecast at the time…

On the recordDecember 2, 2015
Many FOMC participants indicated in September that they anticipated, in light of their economic forecast at the time, that it would be appropriate to raise the target range for the Federal Funds Rate by the end of the year.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen discusses the Federal Reserve's potential interest rate increase based on economic forecasts.

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