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Janet Yellen: “On balance, I would say it is still true for the United States.”

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
On balance, I would say it is still true for the United States.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen defends her previous statement about the benefits of declining oil prices.

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