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Janet Yellen: “The outlook for the U.S. economy is favorable, its biggest threat is a weak global economy dragging down manufacturing…”

On the recordMarch 28, 2016
The outlook for the U.S. economy is favorable, its biggest threat is a weak global economy dragging down manufacturing and net exports.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen warns about global economic weakness affecting U.S. growth.

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