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Janet Yellen: “This is an approach to monetary policy that severely threatens the independence of the Federal Reserve.”

On the recordDecember 2, 2015
This is an approach to monetary policy that severely threatens the independence of the Federal Reserve.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Yellen warns about the risks to Fed's independence from proposed monetary policy rules.

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