Inflation Pushing Interest Rates Higher Would Be Good for US: Yellen

Inflation Pushing Interest Rates Higher Would Be Good for US: Yellen
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference, after attending the G7 finance ministers meeting, at Winfield House in London on June 5, 2021. Justin Tallis/Pool via Reuters
Tom Ozimek
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the trillions of dollars in President Joe Biden’s new spending proposals would be good for the United States, even if they push inflation higher and lead the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

“If we ended up with a slightly higher interest rate environment it would actually be a plus for society’s point of view and the Fed’s point of view,” Yellen said in a June 6 interview on Bloomberg.
Tom Ozimek
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Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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