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Janet Yellen: “Was there any task more important for the Fed since the 1930s than understanding the financial system?”

On the recordNovember 13, 2013
Was there any task more important for the Fed since the 1930s than understanding the financial system?
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen questions the Fed's understanding of financial risks since the 1930s.

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