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Janet Yellen: “It appears that the recent lower readings on inflation are partly the result of a few unusual reductions in certain…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2017
It appears that the recent lower readings on inflation are partly the result of a few unusual reductions in certain categories of prices.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen discusses factors influencing low inflation readings.

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