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U.S. Treasury Secretary says she was wrong about inflation

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(The Center Square) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted this week she was wrong and underestimated inflation, which continues to soar.

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  1. Treasury secretary concedes she was wrong on 'path that inflation would take'

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Newest

    U.S. Treasury Secretary says she was wrong about inflation

    Headline from Hiawatha World Online ·

Reports & sources

25 articles, oldest first.

  1. CNN

    Treasury secretary concedes she was wrong on 'path that inflation would take' (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted Tuesday that she had failed to anticipate how long high inflation would continue to plague American consumers as the Biden administration works to contain a mounting political liability.

  2. Newsweek

    Biden administration was wrong about inflation, Janet Yellen says, amid grim polls (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The U.S. Treasury secretary candidly admitted the Biden administration was wrong to downplay inflation risks.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Yellen admits to being 'wrong' about inflation (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    After months of economic woes caused by inflation and supply chain snarls, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen acknowledged she did not anticipate how much inflation would affect consumers.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Yellen: ‘I was wrong’ last year on path of US inflation (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    ‘I was wrong about the path inflation would take,’ US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in an interview on CNN.

  5. Breitbart News

    Yellen: 'I Was Wrong' about Inflation, 'Didn't Fully Understand' Supply Bottlenecks (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    During an interview aired on Tuesday's broadcast of CNN's "Situation Room," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted that she "was wrong" about inflation | Clips

  6. Hot Air

    Sec. Yellen: 'I was wrong' about inflation (Update) (opens Hot Air)

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    Earlier today I wrote about the rise of inflation last year even as President Biden and Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen repeatedly downplayed the threat. Here’s what Yellen was saying a year ago....

  7. FOX Business

    US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ripped for inflation misread: ‘Really disappointed,’ Rep. Kustoff says (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Rep. David Kustoff calls Janet Yellen a "political hack" who knew what inflation pressures would result from Biden's spending, but advocated for it anyway.

  8. Hiawatha World Online

    U.S. Treasury Secretary says she was wrong about inflation (opens Hiawatha World Online)

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    Hiawatha World Online's feed description

    (The Center Square) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted this week she was wrong and underestimated inflation, which continues to soar.

  9. Fox News

    Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen blasted on Twitter after admitting ‘I was wrong’ on inflation: ‘Resign’ (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Conservatives on social media slammed Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for admitting she did not foresee inflation getting this bad, after claiming it was "transitory."

  10. CBS News

    Yellen admits she was "wrong" about inflation in 2021 (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    "I think I was wrong then about the path that inflation would take," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CNN.

  11. CNN

    Yellen's words on inflation won't end America's price hikes (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    It's rare for anyone in Washington to admit they were wrong. So Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's admission in an exclusive interview on CNN that she was incorrect to believe last year that inflation was not a long-term threat was quite a moment.

  12. NBC News

    Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admits she was 'wrong' about inflation (opens NBC News)

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    Yellen said she ‘didn’t fully understand’ the risks as consumer prices have lingered at record highs since late 2021.

  13. FOX Business

    Yellen admits being wrong about path of inflation while Biden supports Fed (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen backtracked on earlier statements she made on the threat posed by inflation, citing COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine.

  14. The Daily Caller

    ‘I Was Wrong’: Biden’s Treasury Sec Admits She Bungled Inflation Prediction (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted she was wrong in the past about her inflation predictions during an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer.

  15. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Treasury secretary concedes she was wrong on 'path that inflation would take' | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Kevin Liptak and Paul LeBlanc, CNN US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen admitted Tuesday that she had failed to anticipate how long high inflation would

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