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Janet Yellen: “I would not favor trying to raise our inflation objective above where it is.”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
I would not favor trying to raise our inflation objective above where it is.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Yellen emphasizes the importance of maintaining the current inflation objective.

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