Yellen willing to reassess 2% target
Janet Yellen has indicated she would be open to the idea of re-examining the appropriate level for the Federal Reserve’s inflation target.
“This is one of our most important decisions, and one where we are attentive to evidence and so I think it is one we will be reconsidering at some future time,” the Fed chair told a press conference on June 14.
A group of high-profile economists called on the Fed to consider revising up its 2% target in a letter on June 8. Joseph Stiglitz, David
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