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On the recordJuly 13, 2021
my concern, just to be frank, is that a misplaced diagnosis playing out with inflation could cause the Federal Reserve to prematurely raise rates and constrain wage and employment gains that have been beneficial to millions of Americans.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

She warns that inflation misdiagnosis may harm wage growth and employment.

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