COVID Stimulus May Have Contributed to Inflation

Yellen says COVID-19 stimulus may have contributed to inflation
The Treasury secretary said supply chain issues, shortages drove up prices during the pandemic, but that stimulus spending could have played a role as well.
Treasury: Covid Stimulus May Have Contributed to Inflation
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said spending could have have contributed "a little bit" to rising inflation.
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Janet Yellen says COVID spending may have contributed ‘little bit’ to inflation in rare admission by Biden official
Yellen said there had not been much progress in lowering prices in recent months, but she remained convinced that the US was on a “downward path.”
Yellen: COVID stimulus may have contributed a little bit to higher inflation
The $1.9T stimulus package to support the U.S. recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may have contributed "a little bit" to the elevated inflation that followed, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CNBC in an interview.
Yellen: COVID spending may have contributed 'a little bit' to inflation
The Biden administration's spending on stimulus to keep the economy going during the COVID pandemic may have contributed "a little bit" to inflation, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an
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