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Janet Yellen: I do not think stress testing our balance sheet is something that is necessary.

On the recordJune 21, 2016
I do not think stress testing our balance sheet is something that is necessary.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen discusses the necessity of stress testing the Fed's balance sheet.

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