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Janet Yellen: “I don't believe in chaining--that the Fed should chain itself to any mechanical rule.”

On the recordFebruary 24, 2015
I don't believe in chaining--that the Fed should chain itself to any mechanical rule.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Yellen asserts that the Fed should not be bound by strict rules in its policy decisions.

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