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Ben Bernanke: “We do not want inflation above that, but we also do not want inflation well below that.”

On the recordJune 6, 2012
We do not want inflation above that, but we also do not want inflation well below that.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke emphasizes the importance of maintaining price stability.

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