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Janet Yellen: “So I would push back against the notion that we are unduly affected by the ups and downs of the stock market.”

On the recordJuly 15, 2015
So I would push back against the notion that we are unduly affected by the ups and downs of the stock market.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen defends the Fed's focus on economic fundamentals over stock market fluctuations.

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