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Janet Yellen: “I agree with Chairman Bernanke that an increase in the long-run inflation objective to 4 percent would be a risky policy…”

On the recordJuly 14, 2010
I agree with Chairman Bernanke that an increase in the long-run inflation objective to 4 percent would be a risky policy strategy.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen expresses caution against increasing inflation targets to 4 percent.

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