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Janet Yellen: “Policies or governmental actions that create uncertainty...are not helpful to recovery.”

On the recordJuly 15, 2015
Policies or governmental actions that create uncertainty...are not helpful to recovery.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen warns that uncertainty from government actions can hinder economic recovery.

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