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Janet Yellen: “At the Fed, I became accustomed to the institution's dual mandate: to promote stable prices and maximum employment.”

On the recordJanuary 18, 2021
At the Fed, I became accustomed to the institution's dual mandate: to promote stable prices and maximum employment.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen outlines her experience with the Federal Reserve's dual mandate.

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