Yellen Says Oil Prices Could Spike in Winter

Yellen Says Oil Prices Could Spike in Winter
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen holds a news conference in the Cash Room at the Treasury Department in Washington on July 28, 2022. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday said Americans could experience a spike in gas prices in the winter when the European Union significantly cuts back on buying Russian oil, adding that a proposed Western price cap on Russia’s oil exports is being designed to keep prices in check.

“It’s a risk, and it’s a risk that we’re working on the price cap to try to address,” Yellen told CNN.